Mimicking

I've heard it said that mimicking is the highest form of flattery. I remember it driving me nuts when as a teenager, when my younger sisters would try to copy me. However, today I think about it on a different level. Am I mimicking the world?

Think about it. Have you fallen for the mindset that you deserve food to make myself happy? Do you go to a restaurant and eat the mound of food on the plate because it tastes good? What about denying self?

"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" (Luke 9:23).

Ponder this verse. Note the "D" words--deny, daily.