So if you've been busy at war with attempting to possess your promise land (like I have been), then I'm certain you have a few battle wounds. Let's revisit the hostile takeover the children of Israel were called to perform in order to take possession of the land that had been promised to them. Historically we see the inhabitants they faced were descendants of giants. [Not giants as in Jack & The Bean Stalk, but scientifically proven most people back then were much smaller than they are now, men ranging from 4'7"-5'6". The descendants that inhabited the land of Caanan were on average 7-8 feet tall] Not only did they have to drive them out of the land, but the war was seemingly impossible. Just keep this in mind, when you remove the "I Am" from possible you get "i-mpossible". All things are possible only with Christ, thus we see the tribe of Judah (which again means praise) were successful in claiming their promises. Boxers are even classified by divisions, feather weight, light weight, regular and heavy weight divisions. Thus the fight is a bit more equitable. Those who are taller and heavier have a longer reach, which gives them an advantage over their shorter armed lighter weighing opponent. The longer your reach, the further away you can be when you strike your opponent. When you are smaller and have smaller arms, you must get in the thick of the battle in order to cause damage. Of course we're tired, we've been backed up against the ropes and we're waiting on the referee (God) to ring the bell and declare the fight over and us victorious.
Get to the point....right! You're tired, you're beat up, you're ready to throw in the towel and say to heck with this fight, where I'm at isn't that bad after all. If your promise wasn't of greater value, there would be no reason to fight. Enemies attempt to keep you from what would make you happy and successful. The problem with enemies is even when you are over their tactics, and you have stopped giving them the power to cause you to be distracted, they are still at work attempting to figure out what is the next thing that will get you tripped up so you lose focus on your promise. Of course you're tired, you've been fighting giants, they have longer arms than you and more energy. Whatever giant you are facing in life, whether it be finances, relationships, children, work, ministry, etc., you can only accomplish a hostile takeover with God's help. It wasn't meant for you to fight it alone. Don't fight like it's just you, fight like you have a nation of angels on your side that will follow your command. Fight light you've already won. Fight like you've seen the outcome, and you can already taste the fruit that grows in your promise land. If Alexander the Great was one of the most successful and feared conquerors of all times, but Romans 8:37 says yet in all things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us, then we are more than capable of coming out of this battle victorious. The fight isn't over, so don't quit now. Tighten up those shoe laces and keep running toward your giant, if he doesn't fall right away he just might retreat because he'll think you're crazy and you can't win when you're fighting a crazy person because they just won't give up. :))
Get to the point....right! You're tired, you're beat up, you're ready to throw in the towel and say to heck with this fight, where I'm at isn't that bad after all. If your promise wasn't of greater value, there would be no reason to fight. Enemies attempt to keep you from what would make you happy and successful. The problem with enemies is even when you are over their tactics, and you have stopped giving them the power to cause you to be distracted, they are still at work attempting to figure out what is the next thing that will get you tripped up so you lose focus on your promise. Of course you're tired, you've been fighting giants, they have longer arms than you and more energy. Whatever giant you are facing in life, whether it be finances, relationships, children, work, ministry, etc., you can only accomplish a hostile takeover with God's help. It wasn't meant for you to fight it alone. Don't fight like it's just you, fight like you have a nation of angels on your side that will follow your command. Fight light you've already won. Fight like you've seen the outcome, and you can already taste the fruit that grows in your promise land. If Alexander the Great was one of the most successful and feared conquerors of all times, but Romans 8:37 says yet in all things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us, then we are more than capable of coming out of this battle victorious. The fight isn't over, so don't quit now. Tighten up those shoe laces and keep running toward your giant, if he doesn't fall right away he just might retreat because he'll think you're crazy and you can't win when you're fighting a crazy person because they just won't give up. :))
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