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There is someone out there who wants to see you down in the dumps. Someone not very excited for your future, someone who fills you with so much fear and uses your loved ones or people close to you and influential enough in an unwitting manner to keep you from taking bold steps. A part of our culture kicks in and we have long been conditioned to believe that we should be ‘nice’ and ‘good’ and compliant.  From adolescence the mental conflict begins where the wild heart that God created is tamed until you become like the elephant who believes he us tied down with just a small rope. A small rope pegged or tied that is in reality no match for the jumbo, imagine how self-limiting its belief has become, while its strong and magnificent, it stays imprisoned.  How strong a hold that power of belief has on a beast , it’s the same with a person too.

Now contrast that with battles and wars, did we consider who is victorious? The Victor is the one who has defeated the enemy, he actually fought the battle, he was at the front lines. No one has even won without actually fighting. Christians mistakenly quote verses out of context – the battle belongs to the Lord ( 2 Chron 20:15) and they lock themselves and claim to be praying.  But the instructions were clear - March against them, stand firm, don’t be afraid, go out and FACE them,, this is the part a lot of us miss or skip. This is the part that takes courage, heart and demonstrates faith and yes the enemy is a great and mighty army.  I believe God expects us to fight with all the resources and provisions we have, exhaust our capability and then God takes over. Expecting God to fight from the start without using what’s with us is where we get it wrong.  

Pick the battles worth fighting, and once in it, Fight, it’s there to be won.

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