Be the first to attack the enemy

So Joshua and all the people of war with him came against them suddenly by the waters of Merom, and they attacked them.

Joshua 11:7  

In this story, Joshua and the people of war did not warn their enemies before attacking them. There are lessons from this that we as believers in Jesus Christ can apply to our lives when it concerns spiritual warfare:

1. Don’t wait for the enemy to attack

When Joshua heard that all the kings of the surrounding cities had gathered together to fight against Israel, they did not wait for their enemies to attack. Instead, he and the people of war attacked their enemies suddenly.

Likewise we do not have to sit and wait for satan to attack us. Remember that we are in a spiritual war therefore we must stay alert and watch out, for our great enemy, the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8).

2. Be the first to attack

We don’t have to wait for the devil to attack, in fact from this story we can be the first to attack. The way we can attack the enemy is through God’s Word. The Word is called the sword of the Spirit because it is an offensive weapon that we can use to tear down anything that comes against us (Ephesians 6:17).

3. Don’t go into the battle alone

Joshua did not go into the battle alone, he took the people of war with him. When the enemy comes in against your life, health, children, finances, career, business, ministry etc. please know that you cannot defeat him on your own. You will need the power of the Holy Spirit to destroy every plan of the enemy:

When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.

Isaiah 59:19

The Holy Spirit may also lead you to intercessors who can help to pray you through the problem (James 5:16). I remember when I was going through my most intense spiritual warfare, the Holy Spirit led me to a Church sister who faithfully prayed with me from 5-8am every day for about a period of 6 months which gave me the spiritual strength I needed to stay sane. God knows exactly want you need and when you rely on Him He will lead you to victory through Jesus Christ our Lord (1 Corinthians 15:57).

Prayer

Dear Lord, I thank You that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. Help me to use the sword of the Spirit to pull down every stronghold affecting my mind, my health, my finances, my marriage, my children, business, ministry and career in Jesus name, amen. 

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What does it mean to be successful in God’s eye?

This week’s scripture, encourages us to obey all the commands of God so that we can be successful:

If you obey all the commands in this agreement, you will continue to succeed in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 29:9 (ERV)

What is success?

There are many definitions of success. The world tends to define success by your education, position in life and the things you possess, i.e. money, houses, cars etc. These things perform an important function in our lives however we cannot measure our success by the things that we possess only.

Jesus warns us that we should “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses” (Luke 12:15)

God does promise that if we obey His commands He will make us successful in everything we do, this means we will flourish spiritually, financially, physiologically, relationally, academically, and in all other areas.

What does it mean then to be successful in God’s eyes?

Biblical success can be defined as the following:

1. Having a relationship with God

We can only have a relationship with God The Father through Jesus Christ His Son:

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6)

2. Love The Lord and love your neighbour as yourself

Once we have this relationship with God we should learn to love the Lord and to love our fellow human beings as we love ourselves:

“Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ (Matthew 22:37-39)

3. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness

The Kingdom of God is the reign of God in the hearts of people and it is also an everlasting Kingdom (Psalm 145:13) that will replace all the kingdoms of this world (Daniel 2:44, Revelation 11:15).

When we seek for the expansion of God’s Kingdom on earth, the way we spend our time and the things we do will be different. We will be so Kingdom minded that we will want to share the good news about Jesus Christ everywhere we go at any given opportunity, and when we do this all the natural blessings that we want will be given unto us:

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6:33)

4. Walk in God’s purpose for your life

There is a purpose or reason for everything. Purpose is God’s original intention for you, it is the reason why God created you.

I want to assure you that there is a reason why you are alive, and your responsibility is to find out what that is. Each one of us has been called and given a specific purpose, even before time began:

“Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began” (2 Timothy 1:9)

Surrender to Jesus

You can only discover your purpose in God your Creator, therefore if you have not yet surrendered your life to Jesus, please do so by repenting of your sins and asking Jesus to come into your heart and then ask God to show you the purpose for your life.

God has inspired me to write a 30-day workbook which is designed to help you to discover your purpose in 30-days. It will provide scriptures for you to meditate on that pertains to purpose and allow you to record any dreams, thoughts or ideas, prophecies, and impressions that come to you. If you would like a copy once it is published please let me know.

5. Fear God and keep His commandments

The Bible tells us that when all is said and done, we ought to fear God and keep His commandments:

“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man” (Ecclesiastes 12:13)

Please respond

These are my definitions of biblical success. What do you think it means to be successful in God’s eye? Please share your views, I would love to hear from you. Please contact me at info@blessingcoaching.com

God bless,

Blessing