"Jesus
said that if you are not willing to give up your life for His sake and
His Kingdom, you will lose it ( Luke 9:24) . But if we deny self ; if
we follow the example of Christ and put the welfare of others before our
own desires; if we repudiate self and give our lives for the salvation
of others , we will find our lives and, in the end come out winners~~
Leroy Elms"