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I
'm a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The
die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The
decision has been made. I'm a disciple of His and 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 done and
finished 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,
position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I
don't have to be right, or first, or tops, or
recognized, or praised, or rewarded. I live by
faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift
by prayer, and labor by Holy Spirit power.
My face is set. My gait is fast. My goal is
heaven. My road may be narrow, my way rough, my
companions few, but my guide is reliable and my
mission is clear.
I will not be bought, compromised, detoured,
lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice or
hesitate in the presence of the adversary. I will
not 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, or 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 give until I
drop, preach until all know, and work until He
comes. And when He does come for His own, He'll have
no problems recognizing me.
My colors
will be clear!
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Louise
Chapman Robinson |
This vibrant
declaration was originally contributed by Dr.
Nina Gunter who got it from veteran missionary
Louise Chapman Robinson.
One side note
is that today this commitment statement
circulates among Christians (and even web sites)
with the byline "Author unknown." The story
behind this statement makes it all the more
potent!
I would like to give my thanks to Dr.
Howard Culbertson, Professor of Missions at the
Southern Nazarene University, for posting this
declaration and encouraging us stand for Jesus and
Truth, in our "Jerusalem" and the uttermost parts of
the earth.
Christian missions
promotion and
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