Life 4 Rent?

There is this song called "Life for Rent" by Dido and there is the chorus that always touches some place within me.  

"If my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy

                                       Well I deserve nothing more than I get
                                           Cos nothing I have is truly mine
                                 While my heart is a shield and I won't let it down                                   While I am so afraid to fail so I won't even try                                             Well how can I say I'm alive"


To me this part makes me think about how important it is for a person to invest in their own lives. And how trying, even with the possibility of failing IS part of living! 

It says in John 12:23-28 about letting go of the life we had and making that investment in following christ to have a REAL chance at living a life worth LIVING!

John 12:23-28

The Message

23 Jesus answered, “Time’s up. The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

24-25 “Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you'll have it forever, real and eternal.

26 “If any of you wants to serve me, then follow me. Then you’ll be where I am, ready to serve at a moment’s notice. The Father will honor and reward anyone who serves me.

27-28 “Right now I am storm-tossed. And what am I going to say? ‘Father, get me out of this’? No, this is why I came in the first place. I’ll say, ‘Father, put your glory on display.’”

A voice came out of the sky: “I have glorified it, and I'll glorify it again.”

I no longer live as a rental property because I own my condo with Jesus! as christ stated : 

John 14:1-4
The Road

The Message (MSG)

14 1-4 “Don’t let this throw you. You trust God, don’t you? Trust me. There is plenty of room for you in my Father’s home. If that weren't so, would I have told you that I’m on my way to get a room ready for you? And if I’m on my way to get your room ready, I’ll come back and get you so you can live where I live. And you already know the road I’m taking.”