This
thought ran through my head this morning. I feel strongly that, like a baton,
I'm to pass it on to you...
Every
day is about contending... Whether it's over your physical body, whether it's
over your mind, whether it's over your occupation or your personal needs or
whether it's over just surviving this day; it is all about contending.
The
faces may change, the circumstances may change but the fight is the fight. You
are the boxer in the ring. It's you and whatever opponent you face. Every day
is about contending.
The
war never ends.
Therefore
train. Know this, the one you face knows you, has studied you; has been in the
war room strategizing and mapping out your defeat. Therefore train, learn and
prepare. The best offense is a powerful defense. It is your fight, your battle
to win.
Never
stop, never give up, never give in. You are greater than your opponent because
God is greater in you!
Whatever
you do, no matter where you go, no matter how you feel at any given moment...
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Therefore,
FIGHT the good fight of the faith. TAKE HOLD of the eternal life to which you
were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of
many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12
Everything
you will ever need is there. You are the conquering warrior whose hands are
trained for war!
If
you read that right, everything in it is about contending. Contending means
you're fighting. Contending means sometimes you get punched hard and you don't
know if you'll recover. Contending means you go to the corner and sit down, get your wind
back, patch up the wound, regroup, have those who understand and stand over you
and encourage you (pray over you and with you) to get back in the ring and
fight. You strategize as you learn your opponents weaknesses... and then you
wait for the bell to reenter the fight.
to CONTEND - kənˈtend
struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger).
synonyms: cope with, face, grapple
with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against
to engage in a competition or campaign in order to
win or achieve (something).
synonyms: compete, vie, contest, fight, battle,
tussle, go head to head; strive, struggle
It's
never-ending. You're breathing… alive... you may be weak, down, overwhelmed
and afraid... but one thing you are not is... ALONE! You may lose
today, but today is not tomorrow. You may bleed now, but the wound will heal.
Why? Because you are MORE THAN A CONQUEROR...and not JUST a conqueror... YOU ARE
BEYOND A CONQUEROR! Why?
Because
HE LIVES! HE IS ALIVE IN YOU!
©
2017 Steven Bliss
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