3 Life Long Tours of Duty by (me!) ~tops
soldier analogies; war analogies -tours of duty; active duty.. years of service
all relatable
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and so for 'true' Christians there seems to be 3 primary forms of life long warfare
three 'enemies' if you will, and means for defeating these 3 enemies and giving victory to God:
1. yourself; flesh vs. spirit within each individual
2. spiritual; (devil/enemy/demons vs. God/friend/angels)
3. the material world (be in it; not of it)
and there are many, many passages/scriptures which speak to each one of these, but i'm going to post one for each
1. Galatians 5:16-22 So i say, walk by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh...
2. 1 Peter 5:8 I will live a balanced life because God's word states that if we are not well balanced we open a door for satan to come in and devour us.
3. Romans 12:2 I will not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of my mind...
it does not seem to me, from reading, listening, observing or experience that you are ever done.. you don't necessarily 'achieve' -but you can master, with practice, and then stay at master level for your life.
our armour: Ephesians 6:11..
Glory goes to God
Victorious believers receive eternal life
addendum: sharing all this from our personal 'due season' (Galatians 6:9) -agree with the teaching of Joyce Meyer.. our earthly life should not be full of misery.. just waiting to die and go to heaven..
our earthly life has improved dramatically! our day to day... blessed; favored; anointed!
-worth the work. and think here of the title of one of Dr Maya Angelou's books:
Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now
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summaries, summaries.. but it has become my entire interpretation of life on earth.
in Jesus name, amen.
posted by SANDRA HARRISON KAY @ 5:59 PM
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