Saturday, April 11, 2009 Print Article Print Article Print Article Leave a Comment Take Up Your Cross Lisa Birch
It's a no-brainer. If we know better, we should do the right thing. But knowing and doing don't always connect. That's because doing the right thing comes with a hefty price. Sacrifice. My sister once took a stand on her very lucrative paying job and got fired. I admired her for it, but I also remember that it cost her greatly. She put aside everything at stake and did the right thing even though it was uncomfortable, inconvenient and way more risky and complicated for everyone involved--herself, her family and the company. Sponsor Ad Back then my sister's future looked bleak. Years later, she found herself much better off personally and professionally. Jesus says in Mark 8:34: "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it." If we take a good look, we'll discover that many of us struggle to deny ourselves in the least way with daily choices. Then we struggle even more with the big decisions. We don't take up our cross, yet we speak of our commitment to God. How can we claim to be Christ followers when in essence the only one we're truly following is ourselves? The cross is a symbol of how Jesus sacrificed His life for us. But it's also a symbol of how He expects us to give up our lives for Him. To do the right thing even when it's difficult. To submit to Him daily. To publicly identify with Him. To face the opposition and be willing to suffer for His sake. Lisa Birch O. Addison Gethers e-mail address : [email protected] or [email protected] window live messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
