Saturday 13 October 2012

WELFARE VS WARFARE (DEVELOPING A WARFARE MENTALITY)

Dr. Bukola Williams
There are 2 ways to get to a destination you desire; first is through a free ride, and you will agree that this one doesn’t happen all the time. The second way you can get to where you desire is paying a ‘fare’; transport-fare. You don’t always get a free ride and that does not mean that God does not like you. There are times when you do not have a transport-fare and you cannot disappear to where you want to reach, so you trek all the way. Now, the fact that you had to trek and no free ride came, does that mean your life lacks God’s favour? NO! What this means is that, in life, there is a price to pay for you to move from one point to another, and from one position to another. Those who remain at a point for too long “may” be guilty of not willing to pay the price that will bring the change in level in their lives.
Now, in destiny, there are 2 ways to change your situation/position and get to where you desire. The first is “free”…it just happens for you. This is called favour (like a free ride) and is very sweet. And then I tell you the second way…this is by paying a FARE, this time it is called WAR and this is the origin of WAR-FARE (warfare). Warfare is the price you must pay at certain times if your situation must change in life. That you have to “fight” to liberate your destiny from the strongholds of spiritual wickedness; does that mean that God does not like you? NO. It may be a needed price. Unfortunately, many believers are “bread and butter Christians”, they do not understand spiritual warfare.
Your welfare in life is not in funfair alone but in warfare. Even the Bible does not say we won’t battle, but it says “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”…and; “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds” (Ephesians 6:12; 2 Corinthians 10:4)
Friend, it is needful to have a warfare mentality. But do not forget that there is no new battle line to be drawn; Christ already finished it on the cross…we fight an already won battle; you cannot lose out; “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4). Just keep your faith online, and take whatever is yours.
Pray with me; “ANY HAND THAT IS ATTEMPTING TO COVER MY GLORY AND HIDE MY DESTINY; CATCH FIRE IN JESUS’ NAME!!!”
Now you got it…that is the way to go; “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare” (1 Timothy 1:18)

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