The enemy HATES when we take a stand against him. He can't stand to see us cut the heads off of our Goliaths. When we do he quickly rallies his troops and sends out another attack. Sometimes that attack is harder than the previous. If we aren't grounded on the foundation of Jesus Christ we will crumble under the attack. We must have the Word in us so we can understand who we are in Christ and who He is as our All-Sufficient, Sovereign Father. We have to know that we can lean on Him and that He is so faithful to us. We have to be deeply rooted in Him so that when the wind and heat from storms and trials come, we will survive. Just as David spent time in the pasture tending the sheep and allowing God to instill those deep, intimate things in him...we must do the same. If we don't we will quickly succumb to fear, doubt and the temptation to quit.
We may get the wind knocked out of us at first. (That first blow can come as a major surprise and can often catch us off-guard. That's just part of being human.) But we can't stay down very long. We have to fight the paralysis of fear. It certainly is a choice we have to make. We have to decide, "this day I stand up and fight" or "I think I'll lay here another day". Oh the temptation to just lay there. I mean, what could it hurt, right!? Just one more day. Maybe if I go back to sleep tomorrow it will all have been a dream. We won't get stronger just laying there. Often times we won't immediately know what the fight is going to look like. We won't know how long or how hard we're going to have to fight. What we do know is that this fight we are in has already been won. Ultimately we win. Until that day of redemption, we can certainly win the fights on this side of Heaven by relying on our Father. By fighting with the power and authority that has been given to us. It is senseless to ignore the amazing tools, resources and weapons provided to us by God. Many of us sit on the battlefield with our armor and weapons laying on the ground beside us instead of putting them on and using them. The powerful name of Jesus alone is greater than any nuclear bomb man could ever make. We must not waste them.
This fight will be a testimony to those that are watching us fight. And trust me, they are watching! People always look for the greatest warriors on the battlefield. Anyone can give up and this world is looking for that rare gem of a person that chooses to fight...and fight right. There is too much at stake. Too many eternal lives will be lost if we don't walk out our battles in power, authority, obedience and humility. Our lives aren't really about us. The sooner we realize this, the sooner we will all become real warriors.
So today I make a choice to fight. It is time to get back on my feet. I have a testimony to build and the Glory of God will be all over it!
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