“Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. ³⁵ For whoever wants to save their life^[b] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. ³⁶ What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?“

Mark 8:34-36 NIV

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.”^[a]

Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV

“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

James 4:7 NIV

(This photo was taken at a lake near Plymouth, Minnesota)