Christ as the Exemplar
He said unto them, whosoever will come after me let him deny
himself, and take up his cross and follow me. Mark 8:34 “Let him deny himself.”
I think we have to be sure that our manner of deny ourselves is in accordance
with God’s will.
I remember before my
husband died I prayed for years for him to get better. I know now that there
were several reasons Heavenly Father could not answer that prayer, but in
desperation I started fasting for him daily. I would fast for twenty-four hours
eat one meal then begin a fast for another twenty-four hours. My denying myself
did not help me, nor my husband, nor did it do anything to further the cause of
Christ. That did not last long, because
I could see that it was ruining my health and stopped.
Let him deny himself, is part of the sentence that says in my
words, Don’t worry so much about what you think you should do or what the world
wants you to do, but be more concerned about Heavenly Father’s plan for you.
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