So, this morning while I was driving to school, I passed by this man walking on the side of the road. At first I thought, "Ok, this man is just getting his morning walk in." But as I continued to draw closer, I could see he was carrying a huge wooden cross on his back.... no literally, he had a cross on his shoulders. Why was he doing this? Well the honest truth is that I have no clue. But, for whatever the reason, I couldn't help but think of Matthew 16:24.
Then Jesus said unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
This got me thinking. How many of us are actually carrying our cross? Many of us will say we are, and some may very well be, don't get me wrong, but, in this verse it says let him deny himself. You can also pull this idea from what Paul says over in 1 Corintains 15:31- I die daily. Are we actually dying daily? Are we truly living our lives to serve God? Well, I can tell you one thing; I havn't been holding up my end of the bargain as well as I should. We all need to fully submit our lives to God. Some troubles may come and we may be afraid of what he may do, but we serve a God who holds the whole world in his hands. He never has nor ever will forsake us. He has our best intrest in hand. There may be times when the cross gets so heavy we can't hardly bare it. But, God's grace is always sufficient.
So, what do you say? God's handing you your cross? Will you take it?
So, this morning while I was driving to school, I passed by this man walking on the side of the road. At first I thought, "Ok, this man is just getting his morning walk in." But as I continued to draw closer, I could see he was carrying a huge wooden cross on his back.... no literally, he had a cross on his shoulders. Why was he doing this? Well the honest truth is that I have no clue. But, for whatever the reason, I couldn't help but think of Matthew 16:24. 
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