Carry My Cross

So many times we hear in worship songs and sermons that we must take up our cross and follow Jesus. What does it mean for us to take up our cross? As I was thinking about this tonight, I came to the realization that it is much more than having faith or facing persecution. In the song at chapel tonight, the song basically was saying "take up my cross, and You lead, Lord". To me, that opened up a whole new meaning of what it means to take up my cross. It means no matter what is going on, no matter what burden or crisis is going on around me, I can still choose to follow with faith. Just because things are not going the greatest or life seems to be spinning in circles around me, I can still follow Christ. When everything feels shaken and out of control, I know that my God is in control. Why would I want to choose to lead when I know that the only stable thing in this life is Him? Taking up my cross and following Christ is more than just my believing. It means allowing Christ to take the lead and I follow. He is the one who I can rely on. No matter how out of control I may feel or how burdened I may be, I can still rely on Christ as my solid foundation. To that, I believe no matter how heavy my cross, I need to let Him lead.