Day 7 – Carrying the Cross Daily 📖 “Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow Me.” — Luke 9:23 To the early disciples, the cross was not jewelry. It was death. Jesus was not calling them to occasional devotion but daily dying — dying to self-will, self-rule, self-glory. The cross is not the loss of life — it is the doorway to true life. Carrying your cross daily means waking up and saying: > “My life is not my own. My plans belong to You. My will is surrendered to Yours.” Only when the self is crucified can the Spirit fully live through you. 🔹 Reflection What part of me is Jesus asking to lay down on the altar today, so His life can rise in me? 🙏 Prayer Jesus, today I pick up my cross with joy. Crucify in me every desire that is not from You, and resurrect Your purpose in my life. Amen.