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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
No Turning Back
So this pack cell group we had a time where we continued to renew our commitment to the Lord that we are whole-heartedly devoting our life to His service and will for our lives. It was a really awesome time for us, as a group, to take the big step of faith and just lay before the Lord our lives and all that is in within us. If the Lord calls me to martyrdom, I can truly say that I am ready for it. Though I have a crazy huge attachment to my family, it is something that I have realize I put before my commitment to the Lord and He needs to be first in my life ALL THE TIME.
So below I have typed up what my mentor had us read before we walked across a big field resembling how we are turning our backs on everything and pressing on towards the Lord and His great and awesome will for our lives.
"I am part of the 'Fellowship of the Unashamed'. I have the Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I've stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am 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 am finished and done with low living, slight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals!
I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by presence, lean by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by 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, composmied, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I won't give up, shut up, let up, or burn up 'til I've preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ.
I am disciple of Jesus. I must go 'til He comes, give 'til I drop, preach 'til all know, and work 'til He stops.
And when He comes to get His own, He'll have no problems recognizing me. My colors will be clear."
This was written by a Pastor in Africa and was found on his desks a week after he had been martyred for Christ's sake.
So below I have typed up what my mentor had us read before we walked across a big field resembling how we are turning our backs on everything and pressing on towards the Lord and His great and awesome will for our lives.
"I am part of the 'Fellowship of the Unashamed'. I have the Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I've stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am 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 am finished and done with low living, slight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals!
I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by presence, lean by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by 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, composmied, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I won't give up, shut up, let up, or burn up 'til I've preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ.
I am disciple of Jesus. I must go 'til He comes, give 'til I drop, preach 'til all know, and work 'til He stops.
And when He comes to get His own, He'll have no problems recognizing me. My colors will be clear."
This was written by a Pastor in Africa and was found on his desks a week after he had been martyred for Christ's sake.
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