Luke 9:23 NASB
And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.”

The Cross is the real issue in every crunch of life. The Cross is Love asking, “Do you love Me more than this?”

Rush – without listening – to label it Satan’s attack and you will miss the question and give this answer:  “No, I refuse to love You more than this.”

Darkness does come with life situations. It did come for Jesus, terrible darkness. And that is often what we feel. But Love sends the Cross and comes to expose the darkness…in me!