He Will Finish The Fight

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June 3, 2025 – 6/03/2025 

6 – The Flesh of Man 

3 – Perfect Completion

 

Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.  Mark 6:3 NLT

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The battles you are going through today will be the stepping stone to the victories of tomorrow. Don\u2019t let the enemy put a stranglehold on you, but persevere through.\n

In my day, fighting wasn\u2019t a big deal. It was something guys did. Today, should a young man get in a scrap, he might be mandated to years of therapy chasing his inner child.\u00a0\u00a0My mind goes back to a terrible eighth-grade bully. Held back three years, he was a foot taller than me and had the IQ of cool whip. He seemed undefeatable. After several months of being his pi\u00f1ata, my history teacher and two coaches took me aside for a clandestine meeting. They wanted me to fight back. They showed me how to fight and encouraged me. My chance at redemption came, and I did what they taught me. I punched the bully in the nose. The beating that followed was classic in the annals of Joshua Middle School.\n

Another clandestine meeting. This time, encouragement and slaps on the back. \u201cWay to go! You had him, Troy! Why did you stop? You should have kept punching!\u201d I knew my teachers were crazy, and there would be secret meetings until I beat the brute.\n

In the end, I did put that bully down. I didn\u2019t grow in stature. I grew in confidence through every terrible battle. I was no longer afraid of being beaten up. My resistance discouraged that bully, and he finally decided he didn\u2019t want to mess with me.\n

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.\u00a0\u2013 James 4:7\n

See, you don\u2019t learn to become a warrior through victorious battles. Warriors aren\u2019t born. They\u2019re made through a long succession of defeats. It\u2019s all about getting back up and going after victory again and again. In the end, we will all walk in the victory Jesus has won for us.","hover":"\nWhich Wolf Do You Feed?\n

Jesus-driven thinking helps and heals. This is what the Bible has to say on the subject: For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. \u2013 Romans 8:6\n

The Cherokee nation knew it, too. Check out this spot-on tribal tale:\n

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life. He told the boy, \u201cA terrible fight is going on inside me. It is a fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and self-doubt.\"\n

The old man continued: \u201cThe other wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.\u201d He then told the boy, \u201cThis same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person, too.\u201d\n

The grandson thought about it for a minute, then asked his grandfather, \u201cWhich wolf will win?\u201d The wise old chief replied, \u201cThe one you feed.\u201d\n

What wolf have you been feeding? Just know the wolf of evil thoughts will eventually devour you, and likely others as well. Thoughts become actions, and there is always collateral damage.\n

That\u2019s not you! You can control your thought life and ensure the evil wolf starves to death."}},"slug":"et_pb_blurb"}">He Will Finish The Fight

The battles you are going through today will be the stepping stone to the victories of tomorrow. Don’t let the enemy put a stranglehold on you, but persevere through.

In my day, fighting wasn’t a big deal. It was something guys did. Today, should a young man get in a scrap, he might be mandated to years of therapy chasing his inner child.  My mind goes back to a terrible eighth-grade bully. Held back three years, he was a foot taller than me and had the IQ of cool whip. He seemed undefeatable. After several months of being his piñata, my history teacher and two coaches took me aside for a clandestine meeting. They wanted me to fight back. They showed me how to fight and encouraged me. My chance at redemption came, and I did what they taught me. I punched the bully in the nose. The beating that followed was classic in the annals of Joshua Middle School.

Another clandestine meeting. This time, encouragement and slaps on the back. “Way to go! You had him, Troy! Why did you stop? You should have kept punching!” I knew my teachers were crazy, and there would be secret meetings until I beat the brute.

In the end, I did put that bully down. I didn’t grow in stature. I grew in confidence through every terrible battle. I was no longer afraid of being beaten up. My resistance discouraged that bully, and he finally decided he didn’t want to mess with me.

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. – James 4:7

See, you don’t learn to become a warrior through victorious battles. Warriors aren’t born. They’re made through a long succession of defeats. It’s all about getting back up and going after victory again and again. In the end, we will all walk in the victory Jesus has won for us.

Grounded in FaithDeclare!

As a blood-bought, saved, and redeemed child of God, I have the power to fight the battles that come my way.  I know that as I do, I am fighting from a position of victory because the Lamb of God has won the war. I live my life to bring glory to Him; I won’t back down.

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