Getting to Where God Wants Me

If I want to get where God wants me to be, which of course I do, I have to travel the path He's prepared for me.  I have to be obedient to Him.   I have to use His means not mine.  His strength not mine.  I have to rely on His understanding not my understanding.  His ability not mine.  His power not my power.  His words not mine.

If I want to get to this place., I have to run in the path of His commands.

I trust that the Lord wants to use me to expand His kingdom, just as He wants to use you.  I trust that I can be a part of sharing His undeniable love if only I will seek Him with all of my heart, put His calling before my own interests, and allow Him to work through me through the power of the Holy Spirit.

"I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free."  Psalm 119:32

"Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight." Psalm 119:35

The Fellowship of the Unashamed

Dr. Robert Morehead tells the story of a young man from Rwanda who was forced by his tribe in 1980 to renounce Christ or face death. He refused to renounce Christ and was murdered on the spot. The night before he had written the following commitment which was found in his room.  Oh that we all could make this kind of commitment for the Gospel of Christ and become a member of the Fellowship of the Unashamed.

"I am a part of the fellowship of the Unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit Power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. 


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 secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, chintzy 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 presence, learn by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.

My pace is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide is reliable, my mission is clear.

I cannot be bought, compromised, deterred, 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, back up, let up, or shut up until I've preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until He returns, give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He comes.

And when He comes to get His own, He will have no problem recognizing me. My colors will be clear for "I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.." (Romans 1:16).