Matthew 10:38-39
“Whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

When we follow Jesus it requires doing what He does. Jesus returns love and compassion when persecuted. He showed us this when He literally picked up a cross and carried it…finally forgiving those who crucified Him and saying, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” Following Jesus will require letting go of self-centered desires and then carrying the burdens that come with surrendering ourselves to a greater Power. Jesus promised that if we did this and followed His example we would lose the lives our egos were building…but find the lives God wanted for us. Surrender your struggle to God, follow Jesus…and trust that a fulfilling life, the one we were made for, is in the making.

Suggested song of the day—“I Surrender” on the Live to Love album.
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Have a blessed day!