2009-10-02T15:23:08-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/deny+self/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%209:23&version=NIV 2009-10-02T15:23:08-05:00 Following Jesus isn't always easy--in fact, it often requires us to go against the grain of our natural human impulses. The work of loving Jesus and acting righteously is an everyday struggle of denying our own desires.