"There can only be two basic loves... the love of God unto the forgetfulness of self, or the love of self unto the forgetfulness and denial of God"
St. Augustine
The past two months have been quite the humbling experience. For the most part I thought that there wasn't anything wrong in the way I approached the past two years, but I've learned I did it all wrong. Not necessarily in action but in my mindset and selfishness. The issue with our misplaced loves is that we either love the wrong things, or we love the right things in the wrong way.
By pursuing our personal happiness we create idols in our lives. Some of these idols are even things that could be good for us, but because we don't prioritize God first these blessings turn into curses.
Maybe thats what it means to die is gain, because we have to give up ourself so that we can love God more.
"For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain"
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