DECLARING WAR

  I was reading my Bible today and came across a verse that said "For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in a multitude of counsellors there is safety." Just a brief time earlier a statement was made that we need to go to our "war room" about a very important matter that needed prayer. As soon as I read that verse, I felt as if God was confirming those very words.

  I decided that I am declaring war. I am declaring war on fear and doubt. I am declaring war on confusion. I am declaring war on hopelessness. I am declaring war on division. I am declaring war on pride. I am declaring war on my inhibitions. I am declaring war on ungratefulness. I am declaring war on selfishness. I am declaring war on the lies. I am declaring war on the belief that we need to be afraid to talk about God. I am declaring war on allowing the secular world determine how Christians speak. I am declaring war on lies that we have believed that we were "born that way." I am declaring war against maliciousness. I am declaring war against arrogance. I am declaring war on the belief that we cannot rise above our circumstances. I am declaring war for the ones that are suffering some form of abuse. I am declaring war against separation and divorce. I am declaring war for the ones that are not strong enough to declare war themselves. The lines have been drawn and the battle cry has been heard. What side will you be on? Will you be bullied into believing that we cannot change our circumstances, America and even the world? Are you convinced that no one cares? Do you tell yourself that if you weren't here, you wouldn't even be missed? Have you been told you are worthless? Do you see where our homes are headed? Do you see where America is headed? Are you blind, don't care or have been convinced that this is "progress"?

  STAND AND FIGHT something bigger than yourself. We are the Isrealites sitting in our camps surrounded by other soldiers that are being bullied by ONE Philistine. We are all sitting there biting our nails and talking to each other about the insurmountable odds that we are facing but aren't willing to TRY. I will be David and say, "Is there not a cause?" Stand and fight because God is bigger than any giant you face. He is bigger than any mountain that you climb. He is bigger than any bully you are facing. He is bigger than any obstacle that you are staring at. He is bigger than any hardened heart. He can conquer our foes if we will stand and fight. TRY. Don't wonder if prayer will change anything. Just do it. Don't say our nation is going to hell in a hand basket but refuse to go out and vote. Don't allow yourself to be abused and bullied without trying to fight in some way.

DECLARE WAR. I cannot fight all the battles that I am facing at one time, but I am not alone in the battles I face. I will not fight all these battles in a public setting or even in a voting booth but I will fight these battles on my knees. That may sound like surrender to the untrained ear but to me it sounds like imminent defeat of my foes. I will not take any injustice without a fight. I will not allow someone to bully me into surrendering my rights. I will not allow someone to take away my safety or the safety of those I love because their platform is bigger than mine. I know the One who created the tree and the humans that cut down that tree to make the wood of the platform that they stand on. My opposition will rise and fall but the power of my God will always be.

WHO'S SIDE ARE YOU ON? Pick a side. You cannot remain neutral in the fight that we are taking on in our homes, in America and in the world. Grow a backbone and pick a side. Quit worrying about what other people think. They can be on the losing side if they want to be. Show your kids how to fight and show them on bent knees.

STAND ALONE. Even if no one will join me, I will stand alone. If God is for me, I am never alone. If God used a donkey to open the eyes of Balaam, God can surely use me. Sometimes, you have to be completely against all odds in order for the world to see that it truly was God. No one will listen to you? You have done all you can do? PERFECT! Now let go and let God.

I declare war. I will step into my war room and strategize with my Commander and Chief and together, we will win this battle that I am fighting. Together we will show the ones that do not see how it looks to fight a battle on your knees. We will show the ones that do not believe what it looks like, in spite of all odds, to win a battle that was impossible to survive. Stand back and watch God as He moves mountains, defeats armies and changes a nation with the belief of one. Stand back as He takes the ones that were against me and with the sound of His voice they surrender. Stand back as He changes me. Stand back and watch as He takes His nail scarred hands that have scooped up little children and sat them on His knees, to take out my enemies. Be amazed at Who He is and what He will do. I declare war, will you?