Your enemy was here long before you came into this world, and will be here after you go. In all honesty, you do not have the strength to defeat the enemy. The ultimate victory lies elsewhere.
Your victory is to resist, to not give in. It is to remain true to yourself, to your values, to your commitments. It is to stand firm against attack after attack. It is to get back up when knocked down — and you will be knocked down!
The key to your victory, to facing down the enemy, is the strength of your spirit. The stronger you are in spirit, the less likely your enemy can crush you. This is why you must become a Berzerker, an elite warrior with focus and commitment.
The Berzerker life is not about strength or size. It is not about age. It’s not even about how smart someone is. It is about the will to make the changes necessary to live a free life.
- How can getting up after being knocked down be considered a victory?
- Has there been a time when you felt "crushed"? How did you handle it?
- What is a "free life" to you?
THE BATTLE PLAN
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
Suppose you were asked, “Are you a man?” Would you dodge the question saying you weren’t a biologist so you couldn’t say? Or would you respond like a biologist, pointing to the genetic and physical characteristics that make you a man?
But the real question isn’t “Are you a man?” but, “What kind of man are you?”
The first question looks at the physical evidence, your body. The second deals with the intangibles, your mind and spirit.
Paul, in the closing verses of his letter to the Corinthians encourages them to “act like men.” In doing so, they will be “watchful,” not just over their bodies, but also their minds and spirits. They will “stand firm in the faith.” Their faith in Jesus Christ will not give into the lies and pressures others put on them. They will “be strong,” ready to face and overcome those that would try to squeeze them into the values and priorities of those around them.
Physically, if you break down the chemicals that make up your body, you’re worth $585. The same is true of every person in the world. How then is the “net worth” of Elon Musk and Bill Gates and Michael Jordan and others be in the billions of dollars? It is not because they are “bigger” than you. It is because of their minds and spirits that led them to invest in things that are “profitable” and they stood strong in the face of challenge and opposition.
As a Berzerker, your life is an investment! That’s why you’ll stay watchful, firm and strong. That’s why you “man up.”
- Why do you need to be watchful?
- How do you get strong?
- What is “the faith”?
