"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."

How does one take up a cross daily? that doesnt sound very easy to me. in fact it sounds quite painful. and thats exactly the point. if our spiritual lives are easy then we have not denied ourselves. we cant just do it once a week on Sunday. there is a key word in this sentence: DAILY. every day we're supposed to wake up and serve God. its not a part-time job. its a 24-7 job. its our identity. wow. thats a tall order. "I can do everything through Him who gives me strength." through Him. thats why we must deny ourselves. daily.