[But] our only hope for bearing fruit is to die to selfish interests. This isn’t easy to say, much less easy to live, but this is what Jesus says. He says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” You can tell how dead you are in God’s will by how much selfish interests are part of your plans and your ambitions. I mean, who is the beneficiary of all your plans? Is it just you, or do you really have a