Fellowship of the Unashamed
I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The die has been cast. The decision has been made. I have stepped over the line.
I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still.
My past is redeemed, my presence makes sense and my future is secure.
I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small
Planning, smooth needs, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane
Talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotion,
Plaudits or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops,
Recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith
Leaning on his presence, love with patience, live by prayer and labor with power.
My face is set, my gate is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is
Narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my guide is reliable
And my mission is clear.
I can not be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back,
Diluted or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice,
Hesitate in the presence of adversity, 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, I won't shut up, I won't let up until I have stayed
Up, stored, up, prayed up, paid up and spoken up for the cause of Jesus Christ.
I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until he comes, give
until I drop, preach until all know, work until he stops me and when
He comes for his own he will have no problem recognizing me. My
Banner is clear because I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed.So cool right! Hahas, Pastor Shirley shared this during camp. ^^;
And yeap, I'm back from
Oasis Camp! It's my 3rd camp so far, and things are still ever changing, from new campsite to new caregroup, everything just changes so much. Enjoyed myself, really felt that the $120 didn't go to waste at all. Thank God.
As said before, the true test for us is not during camp, but after camp. Whether the heart will still be burning, the burdens still there, and whether we're going to do something about them. I promised to Bernard that I'd give my all till God just opens up the doors of Heaven to flood us, as Brandon told me,
exuberant growth. One to five to ten to twenty. Wow.
For now, my first goal is to see myself being a shepherd of two! By end of June. My stake this time round is my heart, whether I'm going to give my all into doing this. Central A has a goal of
35 as a whole, and Central A 3 has a goal of
12. We now have 'bout 8 people, just 4 more. I believe that we can do it! My goals all the way till 2009 start can be seen from my list of goals at the side.
Shepherd of 2 - End June
Pre-Careleader - End July
Careleader - End SeptemberI thank God for having people like
Bernard, Brandon, Daniel, Mingquan and so many more cause they are the ones who really believe that Maris Stella isn't a barren land at all. The school's been stagnant, for a long time. And even dropping in numbers. The 5 to 3 to 2. Yet, MSHS is still part of the 15 schools that Central wants to complete by CG08. Then I knew that, I'm not going through this alone. But with so many much more running this race with me. It's then that I am assured that I have people backing me up in this, and it's not that I'm the only one believing in me.
Another way that God really talked to me is that through
Daniel. He spoke a word about us being like volcanoes and we are stirring the burdens within us to just burst everything out to share the Word and all. I look back, in
X29 camp, didn't God gave me the very same vision? Except without any meaning behind it? When I first received it, I thought that God wanted to tell me that I'm a volcano, I'll explode, share the Word, the end, that's all. I finally got the grasp of it. The reason WHY I'll explode.
Hehe, camp's always a growth point for everyone. ^^;
I'll upload photos tomorrow up, still haven't received most of them yea. It's
1.49am and I didn't sleep since yesterday! Yeah, I didn't sleep when I reached home. ><" Felt refreshed instead when I reached home. Hahas.
Nights people, cause this camp isn't over yet, it's still within me.
; David
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