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It Means To Conquer
Smokey the Bear used to say that. "Only you can prevent forest fires." And Jesus said only you can prevent spiritual decay in your own heart. "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come in ... to him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne ..." (Revelation 3:20-21) Did you catch that? We get to share the throne with Jesus! ButFrom page 72
 | we must overcome. It takes sustained vigilance to overcome. Webster's says overcome means to conquer. You cannot conquer anything without prolonged, intentional effort. Yes, Scripture says we will have to face struggles in this world, but how much of the upheaval we face in our lives is because we neglected to "watch and pray;" because we neglected to feed our faith with the things that maintain it? Three times Jesus asked the disciples to "watch and pray," and three times they fell asleep. I often wonder what might have been different had they offered a sustained vigilance in prayer with, and for Jesus that night. I wonder how much of our life would be different if we would do the same.
Greg Tutwiler, CCLC, BCPC
Scripture verses are from the NIV unless otherwise indicated.
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Greg Tutwiler is a Certified Christian Life Coach (CCLC) a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor (BCPC), a member of the AACC and UNTCI, an Affiliate Coach, Discipleship Coach and Coach Trainer, with Blueprint For Life Institute, an ordained minister with UNTC, and co-founder of EveryManAlive ministry and TrueLife Church. Greg is also the author of the books, "Stand Your Ground," available at Amazon.com, Passages, and The Transformational Life Journal. You can visit his web site at www.freedomliving.org, or email him at coach@freedomliving.org. |
