Victorious or Victim

We Christians often refer to ourselves as warriors for Christ or soldiers and that is true but there is a time for a soldier to fire and there are also times when a soldier should fall back!
When I was a child we used to sing a song in church "Victory, victory shall be mine! Victory, victory shall be mine! If I hold my peace and let the Lord fight my battles victory, victory shall be
mine!"  Isaiah 49:25-26 says For I will fight those who fight you and I will save your children I will feed your enemies with their own flesh. They will be drunk with rivers of their own blood. All the world will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel." David even cried out, "Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me."in Psalm 35:1 and God delivered him.

The best way to misrepresent the Kingdom of the Most High is to get caught up in emotions and react to situations, circumstances and people instead we are to always be prepared to obey the Holy Spirit's leading and when we do so we find that the Holy Spirit is always proactionary never reactionary. Reactionary people predicate their response based on the actions of the person or situation, the power is then given to the other person or situation whereas proactionary people never base their response on what the other person does or the what situation is, the Holy Ghost never gives His power to the situation or the adversary but rather
bases His actions on the Word of God and wisdom. This keeps us from saying things that we later regret or flying into rages, getting into unnecessary altercations and thereby ruining our credibility
as well as hindering the work of love and patience that is in need of development in our lives.

II Corinthians 10:4 says, "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds". This is why we need to put Luke 18:1 into practice,
And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; and Ephesians 6:12 reminds us that,"For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." When we fail to pray and crucify this flesh so that the Holy Spirit can have His way in us, even if we win the battle we could very well lose the war. Your battle is not so much against situations, circumstances or even other people. Your greatest and most important battle isn't even against flesh and blood, so lay aside your ego and surrender your pride at the feet of The Father and learn how to fall back and allow the Holy Spirit lead you into truth that will be the foundation of peace in your life. Yeah, you could give that nasty waitress a piece of your mind but why give her that kind of power? Let the word of your mouth and the meditation of your heart always be acceptable to Him who is your strength and your redeemer! And if people think that you're weak then they have just revealed their weakness and you need to be an example of righteousness to them regardless. You can either be victorious or a victim, it's up to you! The victorious are those who allow God to fight their battles instead of allowing pride to make them feel victimized and defensive. Remember, You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. I John 4:4

Mocha Brown aka Koretta L. Allen is available for public speaking engagements especially pertaining to subjects of single parenthood, being single, women's empowerment through the word of God and much more. Mochababybrown@gmail.com. She can be heard each day on SoCal's own KPOZ Radio.