In the book Imitation of Christ, Thomas A' kem pis says "it is great wisdom and perfection to think nothing of ourse lves ." Jesus Himself says "if you want to be great in my kingdom you must become a servant of all." In another place He said that we must become like child ren in our faith and attitude. I D ie Daily The idea of dying daily is that I must daily put my ego in su bjection to God 's authority. Th at part of me that loves to be seen, heard and recognized must be put in submission . God must rule my heart. My ac tions and de sires must be generat ed and controlled b y the need to be a blessing to others. I must be a so urce of encouragement a nd l ight. A More Excellent Wa y An ego-less life is a life in whi ch I am free to perf orm more excellently. As I live a life surrendered to God, I become f ree from the burden of trying to impress others to find my self worth , I am complete in Him. I now seek to excel to be ...