on the fridge

I was looking at the stuff on my fridge today--pretty messy but it is a snapshot of our lives..:) --telephone numbers, a Mutts comic strip, various and sundry cards --then I came across this. It has been on the refrigerator for years. I don't even remember how long it has been there. but it struck me...this is the christian life I want to live. It has been really difficult lately. I feel beaten up , worn down and just plain tired of all the character building.

I recognize that I shouldn't live my life based on feelings; some days its just a whole lot easier to be grumpy and crabby. So this is what I found:

My commitment as a Christian:

I'm part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ. 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 preeminence, prosperity, posit ion, promotions,plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean of his presence, walk by patience, life by prayer and labor by power. My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, 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, 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 until 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 ...for my banner will be clear.

I don't know who wrote this --but I am thankful for the reminder that I can rise above my circumstances, I am a conqueror and that this to shall pass.

Amen and let it be so.