The key to successful Christian living is dying. The more we die to ourselves, the more we can live to Christ. Our problem is that the world urges us to cling to our lives at all costs. It goes against everything we have been taught in life to die to ourselves. But that is the key to successful Christian living.
Christ seeks to live out His life through us (Galatians 2:20). But He cannot do that if we stubbornly cling to the controls of our life. If we insist on doing things our way, Christ will not do things in us His way. Many a well-intentioned Christian has sought to serve Christ in his own effort, only to experience failure. That is because we are utterly incapable of living the Christian life! We simply don’t have the wisdom, power, or innate godliness to do it. But there is One who lives within us, who is perfectly capable of living like Christ. It is, of course, Christ Himself.
Why don’t you make your way to the altar and allow Christ to crucify you? Put to death the sinful impulses, pride, vanity, and unforgiving spirit so the hindrances to godly living are expunged from your life? Then enjoy the freedom that comes from truly living the life of Christ.