The call to discipleship is extremely personal and individualized. God calls each of us individually, though He calls us to live in a community. We are not to idolize anyone in the community. Instead, fix your eyes only on Jesus. In the Gospel of Matthew, Peter is seen denying Christ three times. Here in John's Gospel, Jesus asks Peter if he loves Him three times. When Peter saw his Savior being beaten, his eyes were on himself, and he started doubting everything he had learned in the past three years, and denies Christ. Do you start to look to self and doubt when things are going differently than you planned? Christ commands Peter to teach all he had learned from Him before he denied Him. This life isn’t about us--it’s about others. It’s about feeding the sheep and lambs. We are to serve Christ by serving others. All people suffer in this world, but Christians are going to suffer differently because of self-denial and letting go of desires and selfish ambitions. You must lose your life, take up your cross, and die to self in order to follow Christ. Christ’s command to follow Him is simple, but it is humiliating. You can no longer do what you wish in your flesh. Don’t fall into the trap of comparing your life to others, and their trials. This creates a root of bitterness which can cause destruction within the church. Christ corrects our thinking and reminds us of the humiliating command to only follow Him. Don’t focus on others, or be jealous of their calling. Christ has called you by His own plan. Take your eyes off of others and yourself and put them on Christ. Do you love Christ?