Self-Denial?

Back in April I wrote about self-denial and how following God is not about fulfillment and such. Well I am beginning to rethink my thinking. While I still actually agree with what I said in April I think I am missing a piece of the puzzle. While there is truth to the fact that Jesus is the one that really matters, I forgot that I DO matter BECAUSE Jesus matters. I am still processing this, Jesus is calling me not just to deny OLD self but to also put on the NEW self and enter into a redeemed sense of fulfillment, both in this life and the next.

What if the truest form of MY fulfillment is in the pursuit of knowing YHWH?