We Have to Fight the Good Fight of Faith!

Hey Friends,

Today has been a great day. It has been an uphill battle, but I have won. I remember posting in last night`s post about how walking in love is not a feeling, but a faith. So is walking in victory when the devil is attacking you on every angle.

I have not felt comfortable at all today, but my flesh knows nothing better than to be stupid. It is my job, the spirit man, to shut my flesh up so nothing stupid happens. That is exactly what happened throughout today. The devil attacked my emotions, my mind, and my flesh all at once all day today, but I peresevered and stand before you with victory. You see, I fight the very same things you do. You are not alone.

We have a Bible School here in Quito Monday through Thursday at 6:30pm to 9:30pm. We always pray before the school starts for about 30 minutes and we get a ten minute break before class starts. As we were praying, the Lord directed my attention to a friend of mine who was praying, also. She was having trouble with something, I could just tell her countanance was down. The break came, and I asked her if I could pray for her. As we prayed, I could sense the Holy Spirit ``rearranging`` some things with her and giving her peace of mind while stirring up the gifts on the inside of her heart. The Lord truly touched her heart.

After class, we started talking a little bit more and I felt the Lord telling me to tell her these scriptures:


Romans 8:28, `` All things work toward the good of those who love Jesus.`` 


Isaiah 54:17,   ``No weapon formed against you shall prosper...``


Now here is the thing, God never said there would be no weapon coming against you; He just said it WOULD NOT prosper.


Jesus won the war at the cross when He said, `` It is finished.`` (John 19:30)


Jesus won the war, but we have battles we must win everyday.


ENFORCE YOUR VICTORY IN CHRIST!

As we said our goodbyes for the night, I close the door to the house, and remembered something I should tell her. So I ran out to the car and asked her this question, `` How do we obtain victory?`` She answered with a very intricate answer of, `` We must stand steadfast.`` That is very good, but the correct answer was, `` We have to fight the battle.`` Standing steadfast is the core of fighting the battle, but we can not stand steadfast in the faith if we do not know we are int he middle of a battle.

WE HAVE TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH!


2 Corinthians 4:1, `` Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose        heart.``


2 Corinthians 10:3-5, ``  For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.``