Will You Draw Your Sword?

You were born into a world engulfed in conflict.
I don’t mean the ones seen globally or locally, though they, too, spill from this larger struggle.

No, this is an ancient war.
And you will lose if you are not armed: physically, mentally, and spiritually.

You can’t escape it.
It is both within and all around you.
Raging as you sleep.
Surging when you wake.

The enemy walks about like a roaring lion,
seeking whom he may devour.

Make no mistake:
His full intent is fixed on your heart, and on the hearts of those around you.

The Enemy’s Weapon: Fear

This enemy’s arsenal is vast.
His tactics may be old, but they are brutally effective
against the unaware, the unarmed,
and those whose fear has made them defenseless.

He conquers through fear.
And fear wears many faces:

Fear of loss
Fear of abandonment
Fear of failure
Fear of not being enough

Let those fears take root, and they’ll do his work for him.
If fear is allowed to breathe, allowed to live in your mind and heart, it will kill the one who carries it. Slowly.

Fear Can Be Broken

But fear loses its power
in the hearts and minds of those who walk the righteous road.
Those who…

Claim their birthright
Draw the sword they were born to wield
Honor the throne that grants their salvation

There is no shadow that can touch the ones
whose future is mapped by Godly creed,
who stand among the ranks of the redeemed.

This Is the Moment

You were born into a realm at war.
But if you choose to fight,
there comes a moment where the questions fall silent.
Where the safe path and the right path split.

When you no longer whisper in your heart:
“Shall I be able?”
But instead, feel the roar of your creed thunder through your veins: