📖 Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple, let him deny himself [disregard, lose sight of, and forget himself and his own interests] and take up his cross and follow Me [cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying, also]. —Matthew 16:24 AMPC
If we are going to be followers of Jesus Christ, we must be willing to follow him and his program for our lives. God expects us to disregard, lose sight of, and forget ourselves and our own interests. We have to be willing to be what He wants us to be and to do what He wants us to do. We must renew our minds just like the Word of God tells us too. God has a place and a plan for us. Many times, it is difficult to see and to experience what God has in store for us because we are holding on to the plans that we have set for lives. There is no need for that. God’s ways are higher than our ways, and His thoughts are higher than thoughts. Our lives will go to another level when we embrace this truth. We must take up our cross and follow Him.
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