Thursday, October 06, 2005

Come and Join Us!

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNASHAMED

I AM PART OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNASHAMED. THE DIE HAS BEEN CAST. THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. I HAVE STEPPED OVER THE LINE. I WON’T LOOK BACK, LET UP, SLOW DOWN, OR BACK AWAY. MY PAST IS REDEEMED, MY PRESENT MAKES SENSE, AND MY FUTURE IS SECURE. I’M FINISHED AND DONE WITH LOW LIVING, SIGHT WALKING, SMALL PLANNING, SMOOTH KNEES, COLORLESS DREAMS, TAMED VISIONS, MUNDiNE TALKING, CHEAP GIVING & DWARFED GOALS.

I NO LONGER NEED PRE-EMINENCE, 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 ON HIS PRESENCE, WALK WITH PATIENCE, LIVE BY PRAYER, AND LABOR WITH POWER.

MY FACE IS SET, MY GAIT IS FAST, MY GOAL IS HEAVEN, MY ROAD IS NARROW, MY WAY IS ROUGH, MY COMPANIONS ARE FEW, MY GUIDE IS RELIABLE, MY MISSION IS 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 OF MEDIOCRITY.

I WON’T GIVE UP, SHUT UP, LET UP, Until I HAVE STAYED UP, STORED UP, PRAYED UP, PAID UP, & SPOKEN UP FOR THE CAUSE OF THE CHRIST. I AM A DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST. 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 TROUBLE RECOGNIZING ME. MY BANNER IS CLEAR: "I am not ashamed of the Gospel , because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes." (Romans 1:16)

I AM PART OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNASHAMED!

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