MATTHEW 16.24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wills to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me,
Disregarding one’s self! Renouncing one’s privileges!
Setting aside the self in Seeking the Mind of God!
So that in all things he may not follow his own mind nor be self-centered.
Only such people can Follow The Lord!
Taking up the Cross is Obeying God!
To Take Up the Cross means to Accept whatever God has Decided for the person and to be Willing to Suffer According to the Will of God.
By Denying self and Taking Up the Cross we may Truly Follow The Lord!