denial

Denial is an interesting thought as this morning I was wanting to eat Jalapeno Cheddar bagel with some smoked salmon cream cheese. that's probably my favourite bagel right now. unfortunately, it doesn't really fit into my diet. So i walked past the Great Canadian Bagel where I usually get it and then it came to me, deny yourself and take up your cross. I thought of how denial is an active thing and in this case we're asked to do it to ourselves. We just don't let ourselves have our way. Our desires are often misdirected. Our feelings are often clouding our judgment. Denial is part of rising above all that be seeing holiness and righteousness as greater than our carnality and being with God himself as greater than satisfying our desires.