As a youngster it did not take very much to provoke me into a fight. I fought with my ugly words first, and if the foe did not back down, there were two powerful fists waiting for some action! As I grew in life and in God I did my very best to stop fighting. The physical part came easy, but it took a while to tame this tongue of mine. Truth be told, I'm still working on it, but it is nothing whatsoever like it once was. And I truly believe that when I do maintain control of this tongue, God is pleased with the way I fight.
Some get confused when I talk about fighting and God being pleased in the same sentence. There was a time when I was also confused on this point. I thought being a Christian meant not fighting anymore. I metaphorically laid down and allowed, people, life, and the enemy to just beat up on me. I hid the fighter inside of me, and allowed this timid person (that I still don't know) to come over me. I did that until I got tired of being sad, hurt, and feeling all alone. At that point, the woman that I was created to be stood up on the inside of me and said, "NOT ANOTHER DAY"!!!
I refused to be mishandled, misused, and mistreated. I refused to lay down...I absolutely would not do it...not for another second!!! I began to fight with the God given gift that I have been ordained to use.... MY PRAISE! Praise in a weapon of warfare, it is a weapon of mass destruction! It is the catch all end all in spiritual battles! Every battle must first be won in the spirit realm before you can win in the natural. Now, when opposition comes I go immediately to my weapon! There are different levels of praise that fit each battle. I just choose the level needed to win the battle. I have heard too many Christians say, "he(the enemy) may have won the battle, but he didn't win the war".. NO, FORGET THAT!!! THAT JOKER GETS NOTHING!!!! He gets no victory over my life! ALL I DO IS WIN, WIN, WIN no matter what!!! When sad thoughts come, I praise! When someone says or does something to try to hurt me, I praise! When it looks like all hope is lost, I praise...because I know the outcome...I WIN! My future is bright! I fight with my weapon of praise and the situation turns around faster than I ever thought it would!
If you don't believe me, try it! Really try it....try God for yourself! Use your gift of praise when it seems all hell has broken loose in your life. Watch carefully and see what God does on your behalf! Its time out for scared timid Saints... its time to fight like your life depends on it because guess what? It does!!!!
If the bible tells us that the angels do battle in the heavens, what do you think they are battling over? When the messenger angel was going to deliver the message to Daniel, he got held up in battle and Michael (an angel of war) had to go to his aid. If you have been praying about something and have not seen your answer....ask God to dispatch more angels on your behalf and while you are waiting.....FIGHT!
Open your mouth and shout unto God with the voice of triumph (Psalm 47:1)! Praise Him with the timbrel and dance (Psalm 150:4)! The only way you lose any battle is if you never fight.
Its time to sop fighting dirty, and start fighting with the weapons given to us by the Almighty! I am a living witness, when you take EVERYTHING to Him, He perfects EVERYTHING concerning you! I have witnessed what an active prayer life combined with an active PRAISE LIFE will produce! If you aren't sure whether or not you fight dirty, please see definition below.
Love you all,
Otescia
Dirty Fighting = Using physical violence or mean, hateful, hurtful, degrading, and discouraging words to willfully and intentionally make your point or obtain the object of your desire at the emotional or physical expense of your opponent
