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The noise is building. It is early. The lights are on. The crowd is on their feet. The fight is coming.
In a few moments, the bell will ring and the fight will begin. My opponent will roar across the cage with the rising sun and begin throwing punches and kicks in attempts to knock me out. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the fight. The calm of solitude will be replaced by the jeers of the crowd. The refuge of the training camp will be invaded by the danger of the world.
For the next twelve rounds, I will be trading punches with the enemy. It is now that I must make a choice. Will I stand my ground and fight or will I give my back to the enemy and tap out. Because of Calvary, I am free to fight from victory. However, I must still fight. And so I choose to fight.
This is awesome! I just found your website, and looking at your devotionals I can relate and I’m saying to myself “this is the real deal!” Growing up Christian I’ve seen so much confusion. Having attended so many different congregations and denominations, all with good to offer, in spite of their differences. Yet many times even with the best intentions, unfortunately God’s children are so often misled by false teachings of prosperity and peace, as if troubles will never come.
I went through an angry time in youth of fighting and self destructive lifestyle. Came to a point when I realized I was fortunate to be alive, and all around me, in my circle, was really empty and void of purpose–though everyone else was partying and still seemed to be living it up–all I saw was emptyness. I then began martial arts and sobriety, and turned back to God asking for His guidance.
For years felt conflicted though. Guilty about spending so much time in Martial Arts. Wish I could have been in a Christian MA ministry back then. Also, So much confusion from implication that something is wrong with you if you experience hardship and difficulty–even though I knew that was incorrect, I somehow felt like something wasn’t right about me experiencing difficulty in life. Thought God was supposed to make it easy, and in the fight struggled to put my trust in God.
Yet I continued Martial Arts, many styles. I have always loved the martial arts and I don’t think theres anything in this world that beats the fun and comraderie of fighting. Some repetitive strain injuries, career, and family life have slowed me down some. But now I’m 40 and I’m an educator hoping to open my own Martial Arts ministry someday. Major career change–Training hard this year to make that happen.
I’ve for years been teaching my family that to be a Christian is to be a warrior. We are in a fight, this is no game…not the game of life–it is the Cage of Life is more accurate. That is reality–and teaching anything short is selling God’s chosen warriors short.
Couldn’t count the untold casualties that have resulted from people being taught that getting born again means your going to have an easy life. Not even close. God has called us to spiritual war, and in the midst of that war He promises His Spirit to lead and to guide, and He promises that NO ONE WILL EVER SNATCH US FROM HIS HAND!!! We who fight and press on to the end will be with Him in Heaven–Eternal Life is what God promises, not an easy material life on this earth.
I just hope my own children can learn this lesson without having to get slammed with hard knocks as much as I–like I said, 40 years old and I’m just now beginning to make sense out of it all.
Please keep up this ministry. What you guys are teaching is the Real Deal, and this I believe is what GOd is calling Christians to be and do! Hard to find anything this Biblical anywhere. Keep it up–I’m praising God for Annointed Warrior, and I’m hoping to get involved in this type of ministtry in God’s timinmg.
God Speed
September 29, 2011 at 7:13 am