One Who Fights Without Fear

Did you know that you are not exempt from God's mighty army? Whether Man or Woman, you were not made to stand on the sidelines! You were born to fight in the thick of it without fear for yourself, and your only thoughts to be: deliverance for the captives, and glory to my King.


And you were born to win those battles. Your scars from battle will be quickly healed when you go straight to Jesus. Then they will become badges of honour -- proof of the authority you've gained. Battles are not without sacrifice - but your tears will sow for you rewards untold.

 And you are not left to fight alone. Your Holy One, the Lord of Hosts is by your side, fighting with and for you - if you will only trust Him, heed and obey His Word.

The Makings of a Warrior

Is life getting you down, and the troubles seem overwhelming? Welcome to the story of life! Who ever dreamed that being grown up would entail so much heartache and struggle?

But really, what else can we expect? We were born into a world at war, and that war touches different areas of our lives everyday.

I'm not talking specifically about physical 'bang bang' war (although there is certainly physical war in many parts of the world) - I'm referring to the battles that go on in every life, every heart to find your place of significance, to achieve security, respect, acceptance, to overcome our weaknesses, juggle the demands of everyday life and still be fully alive.

In reflection, there are more people who fall prey to the battles of their lives than on physical battlefields everyday. You don't need to be one of them.

The Key to Overcoming Weakness

Where there is weakness, there is grace available to overcome it. This grace, however, can only be truly experienced when that weakness is fully embraced in the light of the greatness of God's strength.

When we cease to strive to be stronger and lean on the arm of God, then are we truly strong. Why? Our own strength is limited and it will wane, but the strength of God is ever as the noonday sun: there is no dusk in the strength of our Creator King.

He who strives in His own strength will fail, but he/she who counts on and looks to the strength of the Father will last the distance -- and have reserve left over to sprint to the finish.

Jeremiah 17: 5-8

Thus says the LORD:

      “ Cursed is the man who trusts in man
      And makes flesh his strength,
      Whose heart departs from the LORD.
        For he shall be like a shrub in the desert,
      And shall not see when good comes,
      But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
      In a salt land which is not inhabited.
        “ Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
      And whose hope is the LORD.
        For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
      Which spreads out its roots by the river,
      And will not fear when heat comes;
      But its leaf will be green,
      And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
      Nor will cease from yielding fruit.