My banner is clear

Has it ever happened to you when you are down in your room and suddenly find yourself wandering around the upstairs kitchen, opening a random cupboard, closing it again, walking back and forth from the pantry to the fridge, staring blankly, peeking into a drawer in the laundry room, and finally asking yourself, 'what in the world was I looking for again?' 

Okay...maybe I'm the only one? Whatever.  

I sort of feel like that's how my life has been lately. I know I have (or had) some sort of purpose in mind, but mostly I just forget what I am doing or where I'm going. I don't mean I'm literally going senile...I just feel like in all the distractions around me and whatever else I let in, I sometimes maybe get a little tiny bit lost. 

And so after much thought and consideration, my new goal is to keep a level head and actually accomplish what I set out to do in the first place...and to quit letting everything else distract me and make me forget what is really important.

Oh, what was that? You wanted to read this really awesome poem I found? K...you talked me into it.

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 present makes sense,
and my future is in God´s hands.
I am finished and done with low living,
sight walking, small planning, the bare minimum, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking,frivolous living, selfish giving, and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, applause, or popularity.
I don´t have to be right, first, the best, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded.

I now liveby faith.
I lean on Christ´s presence.
I love with patience, live by prayer, and labor with thepower of God´s grace.
My face is set. My gait 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 cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded, 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, shut up, let up or slow up until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, and spoken up for the cause of Christ.

I am a disciple of Jesus.

I must go till He comes, give until I drop, speak out until all know,and work until He stops me.
And when He returns for His own, He will have no difficulty recognizing me.

My banner is clear.

- anonymous