In 1 timothy 6:12 Paul encourages us to do something as Christians we really need to do: “Fight the good fight of the faith.” I am afraid many of us believe once we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior the struggle is over. For many there is a struggle to allow Jesus be everything God the Father intended for Him to be in our lives. We struggle with good works vs His free gift. We struggle with being our own boss vs allowing Jesus be our boss. Entering into this salvation experience is a spiritual and sometimes emotional struggle. So once we say yes to Jesus, we think the struggle is over and all we have to do is let go and let God be God. Wrong! Once we are saved, Satan cannot take our salvation from us but he can cause us to lose our effective witness and joy in our salvation. So at this point, the fight is on. We are to fight the good fight regarding our faith, regarding living the life Jesus desires for us to live. We are to trust Him. Trust him for all things, not our bank cards, not our reputation, not our ingenuity, but Him. We are to forgive as He forgave; we should not hold a grudge but forgive. And the issues go on and on. It is a fight to live the life Jesus desires for us to live. It is a fight within our knowledge of understanding; it is a fight within our heart of acceptance; it is a fight in our relationships. It is a fight to live the faith as taught in scripture. Do you know you are in a fight? I pray so.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:09:28 +0000