Heart of a Warrior

"The die's been cast.

I've stepped out of the comfort zone.
The decision's been made.
I won't let up, look back, slow down, or back away.
My past is forgotten.
My present is focused.
My future's secure.
I'm finished with low-living, side-walking, cheap excuses, and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need preeminence, position, promotion, promises, or popularity.
I don't have to be first.
I don't have to be right.
I don't have to be recognized.
I don't have to be praised, regarded, or rewarded.
I've died to the self-centered, ego-driven, lip lifestyle.
I live by faith, learn by submitting, labor by love, lead by example, lift by prayer.
My dream is developed, my decision definite, my desire determined, my discipline dedicated, my devotion distinct.
My face is set.
My pace is fast.
My road is narrow.
My way is tough.
My companions are strong.
My counselor is reliable.
My purpose is pure and my mission is clear.
I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted, delayed, or denied.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder in the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I won't give up, shut up, let up until I've stayed up, stored up, prayed up, payed up, and stood up for the cause of freedom!
I must fight when other faint, go when others won't, give 'til I drop, teach until all know, and work until the task is finished.
And when I lie, exhausted on the playing field of dreamers, they won't have any problem recognizing me as one of their own."