About picking up your cross…
Matthew 10:38 and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find
it. (NIV)
Picking up your cross of suffering and following our Lord Jesus is a choice you make.
Perhaps in your life, your decision for Christ was made so long ago you have forgotten
about the implications of choosing Him. This little message is to be a reminder of your
choice and a reminder your suffering is to be dedicated to Christ. In your suffering, you
can turn away from Christ, as many people do. However, if you remain with Him in your
trials, you become one of His most precious treasures. God can see every moment of your
hardship. In every darkness, God is with you. Suffering, for some people, is a way of
life. For some people, their faithfulness in suffering is the greatest kind of prayer any
human could ever pray. God glories in your faithfulness in the dark times. When you suffer
God pours out His blessings, power, and grace upon you and through you. As you remain
faithful in hardship, God does greater works through you. Although we do not always see
what and how God works, the power of love you exert by standing firm in faithfulness
surely unleashes His power in the world. He did not admonish you to carry your cross for
no reason. He admonished you to carry your cross so His kingdom would be empowered upon
the earth through people like you.
