There is a war going on and we must stand up and be counted in the face of terror. The enemy’s greatest weapon is fear, and to defeat this enemy we have to understand that he is just a bully. It is a known fact bullies are just cowards who try to intimidate others with their size, but just like Ivan Dragon in Rocky IV his best punch can never knock the bravest of hearts.
You can feel the tension when you’re being prepared for the fight of your life.
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In Rocky IV
Rocky makes it to the last round and the crowd is chanting his name, Rocky, Rocky, Rocky, Rocky…
The same crowd that hated him in the beginning is now in his corner not because of who he is but because of what he represents.
The question in this round then is who wants to win this fight the most.
Will you let fear reign, or will you fight till the end?
Every fighter has a past.
Your past is all the ammunition the enemy uses to load up his weapon, but here is a fun fact; “your past has been erased by the blood of the lamb.”
In Rocky 1
The night before the big fight, Apollo is supremely self-confident, convinced that the whole thing will be over in a few rounds.
Rocky, on the other hand, has become more introspective and realizes that he probably can’t defeat the champ. However, if he can just go the full fifteen rounds with Creed- something that’s never been done before- he’ll know in his heart that he really is somebody.
Fast-forward to the end and Creed is given the final victory and retains the Championship title.
Yet, Rocky Balboa is crowned the true champion in the eyes of the world that night, because he managed to go the full fifteen rounds and never once gave up.
Defeat is not failure.
Losing the fight doesn’t mean you’ve lost the war. In fact, you are closer to your victory than you’ve ever been before.
Once you become wiser to the enemies tricks it is much harder for you to fall into the same trap again.
The enemy is aware of this so he is more afraid of you, but he is also determined to put everything on the line.
For you to win you have to adopt the mind of Christ. The battle is not yours, but God’s.
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. (Isaiah 26:3 ESV)
It brings me joy and comfort to live my life knowing all the struggles of this life are only a foreshadow of the victory I will have when I endure it all with Christ.
To seek justice is to seek peace. To seek peace you have to fight fear with courage till the end.
I am putting everything on the line for the sake of Christ, to see cowards defeated. Will you do the same?
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