I am a Christian and part of the fellowship of the
unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The dye has been
cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has
been made. I'm a disciple of His. I won't look back,
let up, slow down, back away, or be still.
My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is
secure. I'm finished and done with low living, sight
walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams,
tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living, and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions,
plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first,
tops, praised, recognized, regarded, or rewarded. I now
live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, am lifted
by prayer, and labor by His power.
My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is
narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable,
my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured,
lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not
flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the
adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the
pool of popularity, or meander in the maze or mediocrity.
I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored
up, prayed up, paid up and preached up the cause of Christ. I
am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give till
I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. And
when He comes for His own, He will have no problems recognizing
me - my banner will be clear!!!
(This was written by a young African pastor. It was tacked
on the wall of his house, and found after he died as a martyr
for the Gospel of Christ)
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