(James 4:8 NLT) Come close to God, and God will come close to you. ....

(Mark 15:21 NLT) A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene, was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross. ...

√ What did I do to DESERVE THIS?

(Job 5:6-7 NLT) But evil does not spring from the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the earth. People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.

√ What about MY PLANS?

(Proverbs 16:9 NLT) We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.

√ I can’t let people SEE ME LIKE THIS.

(John 16:33 NLT)... you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."

√ I am taking what you DESERVE.

(Luke 23:41 NLT) We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn't done anything wrong.” ...

√ My plan is HOPE and LIFE.

(Jeremiah 29:11 MSG) I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.'

(John 10:10 NKJV) “… I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."

√ FOLLOW me.
(Luke 23:26 NLT) ... The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.

(Luke 22:20 TLB) After supper he gave them another glass of wine, saying, “This wine is the token of God’s new agreement to save you—an agreement sealed with the blood I shall pour out to purchase back your souls.