REFLEXIONS

“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) Anyone who is alive today has one, two, or more battles confronting them at any given time, and not all of them deserve the attention many of us give them. There is a good fight to be fought! If one is to live a joyful and accomplished life it is vitally important that one considers carefully and wisely the battles to fight and those to let go. The art of warfare itself demands such consideration if there is to be effective use of resources, and for one to be in a sound state of preparedness. Many people live a life of daily regret because they have failed to master this basic life truth that there are some fights not worth fighting and there are those that we must at all times be ready to undertake. How many marriages have been derailed because spouses are constantly fighting the wrong figh

“so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” (Hebrews 6:12) The life of faith is not free of challenges. Indeed it is full of oppositions and difficulties that must be overcome by grace through faith. In choosing to live by faith we implicitly choose a spiritual life – a life which progress at the pace and along the path that our obedience to the word of God takes us according to the will of God. It should not come as a surprise then that the believer will always face a temptation of the flesh to stray from God’s word. At no time is the challenge stronger than when we are going through difficult time, but God has given the Christian grace to be strong in faith and continue patiently. You can do what God says you can do because God who is faithful has given you His Word, the Holy Spirit, the blood of Jesus, and the Name of Jesus, and called you to overcome. Your faith is proven when you come up against life’s challenge