features of a true disciple

• regular unhurried time with the God in prayer and Bible study
• guarding the joy of the Lord
• taking our Sabbath rest
• working with the body by delegating responsibilities to others without trying to meet every need
• sacrificially fulfilling our responsibilities to our families
• looking forward to the coming glory which enables us to live with frustration on earth

If you neglect these features, don't even try to die for the cause of the gospel.

- ajith fernando

The cross demands so much because it has given so much. Its shame and its glory compels every believer to take it up daily and follow the way that it leads...a not so easy way...for it is the way of death.
Lord, grant your servant the courage to take up her cross daily and die so your Name may be glorified...nothing more, nothing less...