If you are a Soldier of The Cross, it means that you have relinquished some of the rights that are assumed to be automatically yours.
If The cross is the place of the death of the flesh, and if the goal is to have less of me and more of Him, something has to go!
Like the right to be right.
The right to be highly thought of.
The right to be treated well.
The right to earthly success.
The right to be understood.
The right to have comfort.
The right to quit when you feel like it.
The right to complain.
The right to have a smooth life.
The right to be offended.
It is not out how I am treated or about my sense of satisfaction from what I have set about to do. Otherwise, Hebrews 11 would have to be taken out of the bible.
I am always struck by Mary, who even though it could be assumed all including Joseph would regard her as having fallen, said to the Angel, “I am the handmaiden of the Lord. . .”
Soldier, if we are willing to be prepared for heaven, these are things that we must learn. And, we learn them by going though the deep waters and making choices that reflect our agreement with Him.
There is nothing else.
There is no one else.