Ryan Bundenthal:  

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 pre-eminence, 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, lean by faith, love by patience, live 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 guide reliable, my mission clear.     I will 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, shut up, let go, or slow up till I've played up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus.    I must go till He comes, give till I drop, speak till all know, and work till He stops. And when He comes to get His own, He'll have no problems recognizing me" "I have the simplest tastes, I am always satisfied with the very best." II Peter 1:5-9".