MARRIED:  April 12, 1980

 

 

We won't look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still. Our past is redeemed, our present makes sense, our future is secure. We finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living and dwarfed goals.

 

We no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits or popularity. We don't have to be rich, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. We now live by faith, lean on "His" presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer and labor by power. Our face is set, our gait is fast, our goal is Heaven, our road is narrow, our way rough, our companions few, our guide reliable, our mission clear.

 

We cannot be bought, deluded or delayed. We 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. We won't give up, shut up, let go, until we have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ.

 

We are disciples of Jesus. We must go till "He" comes, give till we drop, preach till all know and work till "He" stops us. And when "He" comes for "His" own, "He" will have no problem recognizing ours --- our banner will be clear!