The Overcomer Generation Blog

I want to share with you my story. A story which I never told you. A story of hope and overcoming, which I hope will bless you. My Story         I had a normal child hood up to the age of roughly about 9, I really don’t remember the exact age but I do remember of a day, back then, as clearly as if it was yesterday. Mom and I were standing at the balcony of our apartment, it was evening, and it was twilight. As we were looking on, we saw a funeral procession passing in front of us, on the street below. I was curious about what was happening. Until then I knew not of death in my immediate family, the ones who had died, died either before I was born or when I was an infant. So in either case I had not seen death. The funeral procession had a man’s body being carried by four other men and there was a crowd following them, all of them were chanting religious words. I asked my mom about what was happening. She told me that the person had died and explained to me what death...

* To laugh is to risk appearing the fool; * To weep is to risk appearing sentimental; * To reach out for another is to risk involvement; * To expose feelings is to risk exposing true self; * To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss; * To love is to risk not being loved in return; * To live is to risk dying; * To hope is to risk despair; * To try is to risk failure; * But risk must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing; * The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing and is nothing; * He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love and live; * Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave and has forfeited freedom' Author Annonymous

I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed." 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,  chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals.  I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position,  promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I now live by  presence, lean 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 reliable, my mission 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...