My 2011 Anthem

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 hopeful.
I'm finished and I'm done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, chintzy giving, and dwarf goals.
I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotion, platitudes, or popularity.
I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded.
I now live by His presence, learn by faith, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.
My face is set. My gait is fast. My goal is Heaven. My road is narrow. My way is rough. My companions few. My God reliable. My mission clear.
I cannot be bought, compromised, returned, 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, or let up until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, and preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus.
I must go until He comes. Give till I drop. Preach till all know, and work till He stops me.
And when He comes for His own, He'll have no problem recognizing me. - Author Unknown

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple - Luke 14:26