“If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]." (Mark 8: 34 AMP)
This sounds impossible and insane until you remember that there is a great cloud of witnesses that have done it. (Hebrews 12: 1) Jesus Himself is the Author and Finisher of our faith and would not ask us what He did not experience. (Hebrews 12: 2)
Whatever your cross, you may not have chosen it. Know with absolute certainty that it was tailor-made for you by One who knows you perfectly. You have tried and found that you cannot come down from that cross.
I say this prayer every morning and it helps me to carry my daily crosses:
O God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change and the courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference.
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