Deny myself – what . . .? ? ? ?

Deny myself – what . . .? ? ? ? 

Matt. 16: 24 – 25

Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple, let him DENY HIMSELF [disregard, lose sight of, and forget himself and his own interests] and TAKE UP HIS CROSS and FOLLOW ME [cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying, also].

For whoever is bent on saving his [temporal] life [his comfort and security here] shall lose it [eternal life]; and whoever loses his life [his comfort and security here] for My sake shall find it [life everlasting]. ------------------------ Pray the word: Lord, You have presented us with the conditions of being followers of Jesus Christ . . . . LET HIM DENY HIMSELF [prepared to say "no" to many of the strongest cravings of our nature of earthly ease, comfort, dignity, and glory]. .  AND . . . .  TAKE UP HIS CROSS [symbol of doing our duty, even at the cost of the most painful death] . . . AND. . . .  FOLLOW ME [take You for our master, our teacher, our example; to believe Your doctrines, to uphold Your cause, to obey Your precepts, and to do it though it leads to heaven by way of the cross]. I will rely on Your grace and power as I am determined to dig deep every day to fulfill this.