Not Necessarily an Easy Path

"And He said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me" (Luke 9:23).
We could never help bear the Lord's cross. That work was entirely His own. But He does tell us that we all have our own crosses to bear. It is part of following the Lord. In Matthew 11:29 He tells us that we have a yoke to bear, but that the yoke is easy and the burden is light. How can this be? Crosses and yokes are inherently uncomfortable and heavy to bear, and a burden is by definition a load. The Lord promises that, in spite of the burdens of life, we need never lose our confidence in Him, our satisfaction with His work for us at the cross or the hope of His coming for us. Would I choose a life of ease? Not if it means following something or someone other than Christ.