Is denial ever a good thing? What kinds of self-denial does God call me to? - Denial - TouchPoints

Galatians 5:24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.

God calls you to exercise restraint and self-discipline in the way you live. You must give up some things in order to prevent you from giving up God.

Isaiah 1:16Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of my sight. Give up your evil ways.

1 Peter 2:1So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech.

You need to deny yourself the pleasure of living in sin. Recognize that sin can bring you great pleasure in the short term, but great pain and consequences for eternity.

Luke 14:33“You cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.”

Philippians 3:8Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ

If asked, would you be willing to give up everything for Jesus? Though he may not ask this of all of us, this is the kind of devotion he expects of his followers.