Your relationships — with Him, with others, with the body of Christ — are not subscription plans to renew when you feel like it. They are sacred trusts to be guarded, nurtured, and held until the day you stand before the One who has never broken His vow to you.

Under the sun, crowns are made of vapor. Our culture calls it self-branding; Solomon called it vanity. The “be your own king” mantra promises freedom but delivers chains, demanding you invent your worth, defend your glory, and expand a kingdom you cannot keep. Jesus offers the inverse—deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him. Trade the ornamental for the eternal; the first will choke you, the second will crown you with life.