Tuesday, February 17, 2009

I Am a Warrior by April Osteen

I AM TIRED OF SETTLING
I AM TIRED OF LIVING LIFE BEATEN DOWN
I AM TIRED OF BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS HOW LIFE IS GOING TO BE
I AM TIRED OF BEING AFRAID
SO I AM TAKING MY POSITION AS A CHILD OF THE MOST HIGH

I KNOW WHO I AM AND WHOSE I AM
I KNOW WHAT I BELIEVE AND WHO I BELIEVE IN
I KNOW WHO I'M FIGHTING AGAINST AND WHAT I AM FIGHTING FOR

TODAY I AM MAKING THE DECISION TO STOP LIVING LIKE A SURVIVOR
AND START LIVING LIKE A WARRIOR

I REFUSE TO SETTLE
I REFUSE TO JUST "GET BY"
I REFUSE TO LAY LOW, COWER DOWN, AND LIVE MY LIFE IN THE BACKGROUND

I AM IN THIS THING TO WIN
MOUNTAINS DON'T SCARE ME
VALLEYS WON'T STOP ME
AND PEOPLE WON'T HINDER ME

I WILL FIGHT UNTIL I CONQUER
I WILL NOT GIVE UP ANY GROUND THAT I HAVE FOUGHT FOR
I WILL NOT BE PUSHED OVER, UNDER, OR BACKWARD
I WILL STAND MY GROUND UNTIL I MAKE PROGRESS

I KNOW TIMES WILL GET TOUGH, BUT I WILL GET TOUGHER
I KNOW I MIGHT FALL DOWN, BUT I WILL GET BACK UP
I KNOW I MIGHT FAIL TRYING, BUT I WILL KEEP ON TRYING

I HAVE SETTLED IN MY HEART THAT I WILL NOT BE A CASUALTY
I WILL NOT BE MISSING IN ACTION
I WILL NOT BE A PRISONER OF ANY WAR

I HAVE DETERMINED IN MY HEART THAT I AM NOT A QUITTER
I AM NOT A FAILURE
I AM NOT A COWARD
I AM NOT A VICTIM
I AM NOT JUST A SURVIVOR-I AM A WARRIOR!