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I’ve heard that throughout our life we are entering a battle, in the midst of a battle, or coming out of a battle; and I’ve found that to be true. I’ve come to accept that while there are good times, I know that I must prepare for the not-so-good times because they are also on the way. I say that not to sound like a “Debbie-Downer” but just as a realization of the fact that it’s just how life is. We are going from one fight to the next, from mountain to mountain, glory to glory.

The joy in being a Christian is knowing that no matter what the fight is, I will win in the end. And because of that fact, I have to approach and understand the fight from that perspective. If I know that the fight is going to be 12 rounds, and that at the end, I’m going to be declared the winner, I cannot be so caught up in a loss that occurs in the 3rd round. My focus has to be on the victory that is to come. If I spend time focused on anything other than that, I can mess around and lose the entire fight because I was so distracted by this 3rd round loss.

We have to make sure we maintain the proper perspective. There’s a difference in losing a battle IN the war as opposed to losing a battle FOR the war. Don’t get so caught up in short term disappointments that you’re unable to move beyond them towards your long term success. Take time to understand the fight and to understand YOUR fight. While we are all engaged in fight, we’re not engaged in the same fight. Thus, we can’t expect that the same methods and strategies will work. When you maintain the proper perspective and understand your fight, you’ll be better equipped as a fighter, and closer to your victory.

Be encouraged! Peace and Blessings!

I love my church, and I feel blessed to go to have access to a church where I get good, biblical teaching. I also LOVE our praise and worship. While church is not just about the music, praise and worship is an important part of the service, and it sets the table for the word that we receive every Sunday and Wednesday. Having been at churches where the music was less than desirable, and having to learn how to appreciate the words of a song over the sounds that I hear, I’m SO grateful to be at church where the music is both anointed AND good.

What really resonates with me is that the music is fresh, and it gets in my spirit in such a way that later in the week, I find myself singing or humming or replaying the songs I heard during service. It’s amazing, and truly helps me to get through days that may be challenging. I wanted to include the three songs that our praise and worship team have sung that have personally blessed me over the past few weeks: