Count It All Loss


i'm part of the fellowship of the unashamed. i have 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, 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, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, wordly 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 now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, am uplifted by prayer, and labor with power.

- A young pastor in Zimbabwe, Africa, later martyred for his faith in Christ, as quoted by Brennan Manning in The Signature of Jesus (Multnomah, 1992)