"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal."
John 12:24-25
This is Christ very soon before his death, and so part of this is a prediction of that, but maybe a general principle here as well. Not actual hatred I think, but perhaps recognition always that this isn't the ideal... the perfection is to come, and right now, we should always be repenting, changing, improving... not being satisfied with this life, but always seeking for better. And the better life is of course the one that God gives to us as we follow him on the path to everything good and better. :)
Today, let's remember that the better life is always beyond us, and let's not get complacent and stop reaching for God and continuing to grow and become better.
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