IfYouGiveAMindensenABlog

I received a copy of this a few years ago, and it still challenges me as much (if not more) as it did than. I just thought I should share it with you all...

A Zimbabwe Pastors Prayer (a martyr)
I'm part of the fellow 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 won't look back, letup, 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, smooth knees,
colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talk, cheap giving, and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need preeminence, 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 patience,
am uplifted by prayer, and I labor with power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my roads narrow,
my way rough, my companions are 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 enemy, pander 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, preached up for 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 problem recognizing me.
My banner will be clear!
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"If we confess with our mouths that 'Jesus is Lord', and believe in our hearts that God raised him from the dead we will be saved" (Rom.10:9), and we are given the right to become children of God (John 1:12). However, with that, we need to recognize the responsibility of being one of God's children. We have two choices, we can A, choose to live a life that is 'under the radar, not rocking the boat or making waves,still a child of God but with 'colorless dreams' and 'dwarfed goals'. Or B, we can let our 'light shine before men, that they may see (our) good deeds and praise (our) Father in heaven" (Matt.5:16).


How often have I been guilty of having 'colorless dreams' or 'dwarfed dreams'? We worship a God who can do "immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine" (Eph.3:20), "nothing is impossible with Him"(Luke1:37). We are HIS "workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works"(Eph.2:10). He has a plan for us, plans to prosper us and not to harm us, to give us a hope and future(Jer.29:11). Do we live in that truth? Do we proudly stand with Him, as HIS child, proclaiming the VICTORY we have in Jesus?

Let's break out of our comfort zones, and step out of the boxes we've placed ourselves (and God) into, putting our life in HIS hands...I want my banner to be clear, do you?

God is GOOD!♥