{"id":11645,"date":"2017-12-06T07:29:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T15:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=11645"},"modified":"2017-12-06T07:29:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T15:29:40","slug":"king-of-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2017\/12\/06\/king-of-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Who and What (Really) Is the King of Your Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2017\/12\/06\/king-of-your-life\/portrait-handsome-young-cheerful-man-in-suit-with-crown-looking-at-camera-with-smile-while-standing-against-white-background\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11646\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11646\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/King-Self-AdobeStock_108445361.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/King-Self-AdobeStock_108445361.jpeg 5472w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/King-Self-AdobeStock_108445361-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/King-Self-AdobeStock_108445361-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/King-Self-AdobeStock_108445361-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/King-Self-AdobeStock_108445361-450x300.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Mark 8:34, <i>Deny himself.<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i>The love of self is the greatest obstacle to following Yeshua wholeheartedly. The chief characteristic of self-life is possessiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The fallen man has forced Elohim out of the center of his life and has crowned itself as its king and has given itself over to coveting of things. Such has become self-life\u2019s main focal point and fiercest passion. Surrounding oneself with many possessions causes one to feel elevated in that it makes one the ruler of one\u2019s own kingdom. To such a person, the pronoun <i>me<\/i> becomes the god, and the pronoun <i>my<\/i> is the purpose of the pursuit and the religion of self.<\/p>\n<p>To the tyranny of things that largely monopolizes most men\u2019s endeavors, Yesahua says \u201cDeny yourself, take up your cross and follow me.\u201d Elsewhere he says, \u201cBlessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven\u201d (Matt 5:3).<\/p>\n<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemory\"><a href=\"javascript:\" onclick=\"Evernote.doClip({title: 'Who and What (Really) Is the King of Your Life?',url: 'https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2017\/12\/06\/king-of-your-life\/',contentID: 'post-11645',suggestTags: 'Deny Self,Gospel of Mark,Mark',providerName: 'Hoshana Rabbah Blog',styling: 'text' });return false\" class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryLink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.evernote.com\/article-clipper.png\" \nclass=\"evernoteSiteMemoryButton\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryClear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark 8:34, Deny himself. 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