What is meant by Luke 9:23

In this verse, the writer is telling us to do two things. We should first deny ourselves, and then we should follow Jesus Christ by taking up our cross. In this article, we will meditate on both these things. Deny Yourself As we all believe in Jesus Christ and we are the followers of Jesus Christ, then it becomes a basic thing for us to deny ourselves while following Jesus Christ. This means that when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord, we tell the Lord that this life is no longer mine. Now, you should run my life. We have to bring all the pride, worries, jealousy, ego, selfishness of our life to your feet and tell the Lord that not my will or my desire but your will and desire should be done in my life. Why do we commit sins even after coming to the Lord or why do we commit sins? The reason for this is that we have not denied ourselves even after coming to the Lord. When someone does bad to us, what thoughts come to our mind that we should also do bad to them or go and f...