Take up your Cross!

 

WORDS OF WISDOM: 

TAKE UP YOUR CROSS 

SCRIPTURE: 

Mark 8:34 

And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Luke 9:23 

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

Matthew 10:38 

And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Galatians 2:20 

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Definition of CROSS : 

Cross, the principal symbol of the Christian religion, recalling the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion and death. The cross is thus a sign both of Christ himself and of the faith of Christians.

Definition of  TAKE : 

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold. he leaned forward to take her hand

remove (someone or something) from a particular place. he took an envelope from his inside pocket

MORNING PRAYER:

Good Morning family, friends and loved ones. Let's take time out to thank GOD for this Sunday Morning. This is a day to praise the Father for a week of blessing and keeping us. We give you thanks for a beautiful day. For this is the day the Lord has made. Let’s relax and refuel and recharge for the week ahead. Let’s do big things this day for the Father. Go tell someone about the goodness of our KING and Savior. Pray big, praise big, think big and give big. Father, thank you for your goodness and for your blessings over us.  Thank you for watching over us all night. We take time this morning to pray about our situations. Father, we want to lift up all who lost love ones this week to tragedy and unseen circumstances. We pray for strength and direction today. Thank you for waking us up this Sunday Morning. Let’s start this week off with greatness. Let’s be grateful to the Father for another day. Let’s not take one day for granted. Another day means another chance to get it right with you. What a blessing to have a kingdom connection. I'm thankful I have a Father that has me covered. No matter what, we winning with you. Thank you that you are able to bring hope and peace in our Lives, even through the toughest of times by strengthening us for your purpose. Thank you for your mercy and grace. Thank you that you are always with us and will never leave us. Forgive us for when we don't thank you enough or trust you for who you are and what you can do. Fill us with your peace and joy. We love you and we need you, this day and every day. We give you praise and thanks. For You alone are worthy, Father. Thank you for your almighty power. Thank you that you go before us. Today God, thank you for being a restorer. Thank you GOD for being a healer, our provider, our protector and our way maker. Remind us of your strength today. May we see glimpses of your glory and blessings along the way as we seek after you. Father, I ask that you bless those that are less fortunate than us. Heavenly Father, meet the needs of those that don’t have a place to lay their heads and for the homeless to obtain shelter. Father, I’m praying for those dealing with mental health and PTS . Open doors LORD of deliverance and help. I pray that you touch those that are sick in hospitals and nursing homes. I pray for those that are dealing with domestic violence. For them to get help to get out of a toxic and dangerous situations. I pray for those with any addictions to be set free from a codependency or seeking for a temporary solution to self medicate. I pray for those fighting the war, our soldiers and for the Ukraine. I pray for those that are incarcerated, for peace in this nation and peace in the middle east. I pray for Israel and the peace of Jerusalem. It's in JESUS name I pray, Amen.

Reflections:

Father GOD , Thank you for giving me the choice to take up my cross and to follow You. At first Father, when I made the choice to follow You, I didn’t take up my cross. I just watched and looked from a far off. I tiptoed around, I danced and I even shouted. But I didn’t take up my cross and completely follow You. I even took pieces here in there and followed You and ran back trying to get a little bit at a time but today I can truly say that I have taken up my cross and am following You with my whole heart, the whole man, my whole body and my whole soul.  Father, you invite us to be disciples if we choose to accept Your loving invitation. But we must understand that there are certain conditions to be fulfilled. One of them is a willingness to accept the cross. Is this a once-for-all taking up of one particular burden? I don't think so. It seems to me that my cross is each particular occasion when I am given the chance to "die". That is, to die to my self my choice. Lay aside my will my choices and say, "not my will but yours Father." Today Father, I offer up my own will whenever it crosses Christ's. I’m not saying it’s it is easy for me. But I want your power and glory in my life so much so that I decided that I’m following You all the way. I know my flesh, even at times, would try to make me make an excuse but the enemy tries to make me make excuses for myself by saying that's the way I am, it's my personality, it's the way I was raised, I'm tired, I can't hack it or you don't understand me. It’s to hard but I know that I can do all things through Christ JESUS and when I pick up my cross and follow JESUS, I’m walking in my purpose. When Jesus took up His cross, He was saying, yes, with all His being to the will of the Father. If I am unwilling to say yes in even a very little thing, how shall I accept a more painful thing? Or something more big? To whom much is given, much is required. The call still comes to us: Take up your cross and come with me. We ask, with you, Lord? And he is saying Yes, with me. If you can't see how or don’t know how, ask Him to give you strength and show you the way.  It seems to be custom to break promises so let’s keep this one promise today and get sick and tried of being sick and tried and let it go and take of your cross and follow JESUS all the way. #IMLOVINGYOUMOREANDMORE

A Quote by -NELSON MANDELA :

NO ONE IS BORN HATING ANOTHER PERSON BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN, OR HIS BACKGROUND, OR HIS RELIGION. PEOPLE MUST LEARN TO HATE, AND IF THEY CAN LEARN TO HATE, THEY CAN BE TAUGHT TO LOVE, FOR LOVE COMES MORE NATURALLY TO THE HUMAN HEART THAN ITS OPPOSITE.

CLOSING PRAYER:

Have a blessed Sunday family, friends and loved ones. Know that JESUS saves and He loves you. When the world leaves you standing alone or turn there backs on you, JESUS is right there. He got your back, your side and front if you stay connected. Remember today to take up your cross and follow JESUS. Now let go today of the bondage and the past and do something big today for the Kingdom of GOD. Show love to someone or to yourself. Self love and care is important. It teaches us how to love others. So go be great and show someone love. It can be a word of encouragement, a listen ear, a hug, a helping hand, a phone call to say hello but whatever we do, do it as until the LORD.  The word says to give and it will be given back until you, pressed down and running over. We never know how we will reap what we have sown. We winning if we stay connected. Start trusting the process. Just know GOD got us no matter what. Whatever you do, just surrender it to the Lord and let Him work it out. Let it be what it is because no matter what, we are covered in the blood. If you don’t know Him, GOD, get to know Him. Try him. He is the truth. Whatever the Lord tells you to do, just do it.  All we have belongs to GOD. Keep trusting GOD. Just know this, that GOD remains the same. Know that we can count on Him no matter what. May the peace of GOD be with you today. I ask all this in JESUS name I pray, Amen. 

JESUS is my Everything 

MONIZION 

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