I read this and felt like sharing…
“I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made - I’m a disciple of His. I wont look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I’m finished and done with low living, sight walking, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap 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 faith, lean in His presence, walk by His patience, I’m uplifted by prayer, and I labor with power.
My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companion are few, my guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be brought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the enemy, pander at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I wont give up, shut up, and let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, and preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach all I know, and work till he stops me. And, when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me, my banner will be clear.”
(This is a copy of a note found written in the office of a young pastor in Zimbabwe, Africa, following his martyrdom for his faith in our Lord Jesus Christ)
—I have read that is was in Truth Magazine back in 2004…but I am not 100% for sure.
I read this and think wow that is awesome and what EXTREME faith! Problem is this shouldn’t be extreme but NORMAL Christianity! This describes the life of all the apostles, people in Fox’s Books of Martyrs, and most importantly Jesus! I laugh because Jesus described faith the size of a mustard seed as faith that can move mountains…wonder what size mine is? Need a microscope to see it…
