Calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, "Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You're not in the driver's seat; I am. Don't run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I'll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to saving yourself, your true self. Mark 8: 34-36Don't run from suffering? Embrace suffering?? I realize I don't have much suffering in my life. I'm not looking to intentionally create suffering for me, but perhaps if I was really letting the Lord lead me, there might be more suffering. I don't seem to be much of a threat to the enemy. I need to change that.
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