You then, my son be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus! Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus! No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs - he wants to please his commanding officer
-2 Timothy 2: 1 -4
The temptation to resign from the army is very high. The soldiers envy the civilians for only one thing: freedom! When things are hard, when life is lonely, when every day seems so boring, when the zeal of the first love starts to quench, when lying on a hospital bed, wounded and in pain... Then the secret desire to become a civilian once more can become an obsession for a soldier because those moments or seasons can often be really hard to bear. But the price for this lust of 'freedom' is the sin of betrayal of trust. And that is a most dangerous path to follow. All the lofty dreams to be a hero, a mentor and a savior to the next generation will disappear in the fire of guilt, regret and shame. God forbid! The soldier has to endure hardship. If you want an 'easy' life or comfort, entertainment and luxury, please do not enlist, for you shall become a traitor like Judas. The greatest pain is that as a soldier he lives far away from his wife and family. He will not enjoy seeing his children grow up. Pictures of them in the trenches... that is all he has for many years... For example, a roman soldier could not marry before retirement. Things are not so strict now but still, the soldier has to be very careful whom he marries. The rate of divorce among soldiers is one of the highest. The soldier's wife has to be strong, patient, loving, mature and faithful in his absence and that is a ministry on its own. The rewards of a soldier are few but great. The soldier is a partaker of the spoils of war when the victory is won. But by far, the most important of all rewards is the open commendation of his Captain. These words 'well done good and faithful soldier' becomes the eternal root of satisfaction; he has done his best in this life and now finally, he can enter his rest!
In Christ I declare:
I am a soldier of the only army in the universe that knows no defeat! I shall be a hero, a mentor and an inspiration to many that come behind me! I shall love my Captain more than I love my family, friends, property, and even my very life! I shall hear the voice of my Captain at last: Well done good and faithful servant and soldier! Enter into the joys of your King!" I shall be patient and faithful and I shall inherit the blessed promises in Christ! From now on, let no man trouble me anymore for I carry the scars of my commitment to Christ! I fight the good fight of faith! The enemy of my soul, the enemy of this nation shall be defeated! Doubt shall be disgraced and its victims redeemed! The fake religion shall end its terror and the unrepentant false prophets shall become vagabonds! I shall enjoy the spoils of war! The nations conquered in the name of Jesus shall be my ministry field, my treasure and my crown! The shout of the King shall be heard in this land and His worship shall increase! I believe, therefore I have spoken!
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
The Doe of the Morning
By Silvia Lia Leigh
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