Month: April 2007

I am part of the fellowship of unashamed, I have the Holy Spirit's power.The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of Jesus. I don't look back, let up. slow down, back away, or be still.
My past is redeemed; my present makes sense, my future secure. I'm finished and done with low living, small plannings, 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 know life by faith, lean on Jesus' presence, walk by patience, am uplifed by prayer, and I labor with power.
My force is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my compainons 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, 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 and preached for the cause of Christ, I am a dcisciple of Jesus. I must go until he comes , give utill I drop,, preach utill all know and work utill he stops me. And when he comes for his own, he will have no problem recognizing me..... My banner will be clear.
This is an Easter Person
The words of a young catholic from Zimbabwe.

有一位青年，老是埋怨自己时运不济，发不了财，终日愁眉不展。这一天，走过来一个须发皆白的老人，问：「年轻人，为什么不快乐？」
「我不明白，为什么我总是这么穷。」
「穷？你很富有嘛！」老人由衷地说。
「这从何说起？」年轻人不解。
老人反问道：「假如现在斩掉你一个手指头，给你1千元，你干不干？」
「不干。」年轻人回答。
「假如砍掉你一只手，给你1万元，你干不干？」
「不干。」
「假如使你双眼都瞎掉，给你10万元，你干不干？」
「不干。」
「假如让你马上变成80岁的老人，给你100万，你干不干？」
「不干。」
「假如让你马上死掉，给你1000万，你干不干？」
「不干。」
「这就对了，你已经拥有超过1000万的财富，为什么还哀叹己贫穷呢？」老人笑吟吟地问道。
青年愕然无言，突然什么都明白了。