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Jesus never told us to be true to ourselves. Rather He called us to deny ourselves and follow Him. “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). Only by denying ourselves, only by choosing Jesus over self, only by choosing others over self can we find our true self in God. Only by losing our self can we find our self. Only by losing our self can we truly be true to ourself.
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
— Matthew 16:25 (NLT)
Lord Jesus help us to lay down our lives in love’s service that we might discover our true selves. Amen.