Heel. Toe. Heel. Toe.

Some may think this is about HEALing, but, it's not. It's about trajectory.

When we walk heel to toe it allows us to push off from where we were to where we are going.

Today on my walk I felt compelled to try to walk toe to heel. Aside from it being very difficult for me to do, it really didn't get me very far very fast.

I think about these two ways of walking of two different ways of living.

Heel to toe: when we use our past, and our past experiences as a marker as a starting block to push off from and to advance into what is before us.

Toe to heel: someone who keeps one foot planted in the past to "toe dip" check the waters. held back by fear of a new adventure, or fear of letting go of the familiar ground. a "safe" living of sorts.

Friends! I urge you not to live life trying to prevent getting skinned knees. It's part of the adventure. With passion, throw yourself into what is before you.

"Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14)

I am 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'm a disciple of His. I wont 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'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving, and dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, position, promotions plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean in His presence, walk by His patience, I'm uplifted by prayer, and I labor with power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companion are few, my guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be brought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the enemy, pander at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I wont give up, shut up, and 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 give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He comes. And when He does come for His own, He'll have no problems recognizing me. My colors will be clear!"

~ A young pastor from Zimbabwe who was martyred for his faith. ~