Truth plus boldness
Neil says: A Spirit-filled Christian is characterized by a true, godly sense of courage and boldness in spiritual warfare.
Real, actual warfare is a foreign thing to me. I’m probably a pacifist by nature, but I admire the men and women who put their lives on the line representing our country. It is, though, hard for me to grasp the idea of combat.
I do have a friend, though, who is in law enforcement. If I’ve been paying attention all these years (and I’m sure I’ll hear about it if I wasn’t!), it goes something like this… Sure, we deal with life-and-death situations. But we’re trained for them. We’ve got the right equipment, the right team, and we’ve trained until it’s basically a matter of muscle memory when the actual bust goes down…
In other words, 90% of the important stuff happens before the confrontation ever happens.
That’s a lesson to me… If I want boldness that’s based on truth, I need to get serious about the preparation needed. The things I do to strengthen my spiritual life aren’t just about me – they are about battles I’ll face, on my behalf or on someone else’s.
Time to get working on my 90%...
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