THRESHOLD CONTENDING

[FAITH]

 2 Corinthians 10:5 - "We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ."

This is a season of "threshold contending," which requires positioned and immovable focus -- the enemy is seeking to bait us into listening to voices that carry what 2 Corinthians 10:5 speaks of as "arguments" of the mind, which are rooted in elevated and lofty high-mindedness.

UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE POSITIONED

For those who are standing in front of their Goliath, or those who know they have been positioned before their Jordan—or possibly Jericho or Hebron—it is key to remember that we don't fight against flesh and blood (Ephesians 6:12), and that the weapons with which we fight aren't CARNAL, but are MIGHTY THROUGH GOD (2 Corinthians 10:4).

The bait that the enemy would want to throw at us is to tempt us to fight in the natural—with natural emotions and solutions and carnal wisdom and ways.

DON'T ABANDON YOUR FOCUS

Worry is NOT a weapon that is mighty through God. Worry will choke off your "faith seed" and seek to abort your harvest. Worry will cause you to use CARNAL weapons to deal with spiritual problems.

The enemy seeks to steal our focus with the concerns and "troubled hearts" of others, and the accusations they bring against us. However, it is imperative that we stay in position with our ears completely attentive to Jesus' conversation; what is He saying? -- because you need His instruction to take your Hebron; you need it to take your Jericho; you need it to defeat your Goliath!

In these moments of warfare that engage us, as Ephesians 6 says will happen, choose weapons that are MIGHTY THROUGH GOD, not through the flesh.

Let Jesus vindicate you;

let Him resist the proud that are bringing accusations against you;

let Him heal your troubled soul as you surrender all of your cares to Him, because He cares for you.

These are the weapons of our warfare that are mighty through God—they are called HUMILITY and SURRENDER.

HUMILITY has been the understated and, for the most part, unmentioned "power word" amongst Believers. It takes HUMILITY to walk by faith, because faith requires COMPLETE SURRENDER and trust to believe God.

ONENESS WITH CHRIST

Some of the steps ahead will be like walking on water.  Unfortunately, we do not get to pick the visibility of the water or the depth of the ocean that the Lord asks us to step out on.

 

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

https://afministry.ning.com/