"Follow Me"

Notice that there are 2 steps before following Christ:

Deny self --> take up your cross --> follow Christ

You see, you gotta deny yourself and take up your cross before you follow Him.

You can't also just deny self but not take up your cross. Life with Jesus does not guarantee smooth sailing life. Life with Him guarantees a place in Heaven. An everlasting life. But you got to bear the cross. (Not His cross haha. Your own cross-a smaller one cz your not carrying the weight of the world)

And you can't take up your cross without denying yourself then follow Him. Following Christ requires you to put Him as priority, not you. There's no more selfish desires, but desire for the will of God in your life.

But here's the awesome part. Following Christ is not all gloomy and sad, challenges after challenges. It is the best decision because God promises rainbow after rain, light after tunnel, joy after sorrow, solutions after problems.

See, once you are able to follow Christ, He lives in you, you are assured of all the promises in the Bible.