What Are You Fighting For?

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What Are You Fighting For?

Battles You Will Face Hope and Despair Faith and Fear Stress and Trust

Words that Describe How to Live Life Are: Fight Conquer Strive Battle Overcome Victory

“Fight the good fight of faith!” 1 TIMOTHY 6:12 New American Standard Bible “Fight the good fight of faith!”

“I fight to win! I’m not just shadow-boxing.” 1 CORINTHIANS 9:26 Living Bible “I fight to win! I’m not just shadow-boxing.”

I fight to win Marriage Finances Career Spiritual Growth Character

Ephesians 6:12 “We’re not fighting against human beings Ephesians 6:12 “We’re not fighting against human beings. We are fighting against spiritual forces…and powers of darkness in the unseen spiritual world.”

You are filled with both Good Intentions and Bad Actions!

This war is between my old nature and my new nature.

Romans 7:22-23 “I want to do God’s will as far as my new nature is concerned, but there’s something else deep within me: My old nature is at war with my mind and wins the fight. It makes me a slave to the sin that’s still within me.”

Three Common Battles The battle between love & selfishness

James 4:1-2 “Do you know where your fights and arguments come from? They come from the selfish desires that make war inside you…Then when you don’t get what you want, you quarrel and fight.” Humility doesn’t mean thinking less of your self or putting yourself down, it means

Philippians 2:3-4 “Don’t be selfish…Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself. Don’t think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing.”

Three Common Battles The battle between love & selfishness The battle between forgiveness & bitterness

Hebrews 12:15 Living Bible “…Watch out that no bitterness takes root among you, for as it springs up it causes deep trouble, hurting many in their spiritual lives.”

Hebrews 12:15 Living Bible “…Watch out that no bitterness takes root among you, for as it springs up it causes deep trouble, hurting many in their spiritual lives.”

MATTHEW 7:2 International Children’s Bible “You will be judged in the same way you judge others. And the forgiveness you give to others will be given to you.”

ROMANS 8:37 “We are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

Three Common Battles The battle between love & selfishness The battle between forgiveness & bitterness The battle between what’s easy & what’s right

Galations 5:17 “What your corrupt nature wants is contrary to what your spiritual nature wants…They are opposed to each other. As a result, you don’t always do what you intend to do.”

This year with God’s help I will… #1 Better health #2 A closer walk with God #3 A great marriage #4 Strong kids #5 My spiritual growth #6 Get out of debt #7 Daily time with God #8 Hope over despair #9 Victory over fear #10 Authenticity #11 – You choose???

2 CORINTHIANS 10:3-4 New Century Version “Though we live in the world, we do not fight in the same way the world fights. We fight with weapons that are different from those the world uses. Our weapons have power from God...”

1st Secret Weapon: I get Faith from God’s Word.

EPHESIANS 6:16 “In every battle you will need faith as a shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by Satan.”

ROMANS 10:17 “Faith comes from hearing the Word of God.”

“Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” EPHESIANS 6:17 New Living Translation “Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”

2nd Secret Weapon: I get Support from God’s People.

“We are in this fight together.” PHILIPPIANS 1:30 Living Bible “We are in this fight together.”

HEBREWS 10:25 New Century Version “You should not stay away from the church meetings, as some are doing, instead you should meet together and encourage each other.”

3rd Secret Weapon: I get Power from God’s Spirit.

1 JOHN 4:4 “You belong to God…(so) God’s Spirit is in you, and He is more powerful than the spirit in the world!”

PSALM 44:3 “They did not conquer by their own strength and skill, but by Your mighty power because You smiled on them and favored them.”

EPHESIANS 6:18 “Prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare EPHESIANS 6:18 “Prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long.”

EPHESIANS 6:13 “Use every piece of God’s armor to resist the enemy in the time of evil, so that after the battle you will stand firm.”

EPHESIANS 6:17 “Accept God’s salvation as your helmet...”

1 JOHN 5:4-5 “Every child of God defeats this evil world by trusting Christ to give the victory. And the ones who win the battle are the ones who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.”

2 TIMOTHY 4:7 New International Version “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith!”

Resolutions for 2017 Spend more time in God’s Word Spend more time in Fellowship with God’s People Spend more time trusting God’s Spirit