Christians Are Wussies.

...come on Christian--you must agree. WE are WUSSIES.

Too often we let (or make) God fight our battles for us. We let Him do all the fighting for us... we don't take up our own cross and fight the crowd ourselves.... we always read "stand firm! stand fast!" "resist the devil & he'll flee!"--and we forget we're told (in Eph. 6), "...and after you have done EVERYTHING, to stand". Also--our sword is DOUBLE-EDGED. So that means we don't just stand: we DEFEND. (if you've ever done sports --you then know what it's like to be attacked.) It also means that we ATTACK. We PEIRCE. We push THROUGH. we FIGHT.

So you are probably asking where in the WORLD is this coming from Shauna? I don't know how to explain it than the fact that I was under attack last night. And somehow.... I realized that He was purifying me.... and somehow out of that came this new way to "see".......... I don't fight. I don't fight for God. I sit back and say, "oh, well, it happened so God must've wanted it to happen..." --But not necessarily. I know that I have to the gifts of discernment & intercession: but how often do I use those gifts so that I can fight for Him? So that I can fight for His glory? So I can fight for others hearts, minds & souls? Sadly enough...... I don't fight enough.

So this is my challenge: that we rise up and we fight. We fight the pain. Look like fools for Christ & for His glory and we live our lives as defenders of the God of whom we are NOT ashamed (or supposed to not be ashamed of...).

"Whatever happens... conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then... I will know that you stand firm in ONE spirit, CONTENDING as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved--and that by God. For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for Him..." -- the Apostle Paul, Phil 1: 27-29

Ps..... if you don't think our Lord is a Lord of War.... read the Old Testament....