For today’s post, I am linking to a really good article by a close friend, Robert Hartzell. Here is the link to his blog site, “Stepping Stones.”
Thanks Robert for adding the sometimes lacking dimension that is necessary to develop a proper perspective on the heart of Father God.
Together, we are developing as sons!
Creation awaits the […]

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A good soldier is fearless.
The scriptures teach that the only thing we should fear is God Himself. This kind of fear is reverential, holy, and righteous. It comes through revelation of His magnificence and omnipotence. When we begin to see Him for Who He really is it is a humbling experience. This type of understanding […]

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A good soldier engages in the battle.
“Fight the good fight of faith…” (1 Timothy 6:12)

Some have come to faith with preconceived thinking that God will provide for them a life of comfort and ease. A popular Christian leader recently said, “Many people only want to be saved from their problems, not their sins.” The reality […]

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A soldier understands the difference between civilian life and military life.
“No soldier when in service gets entangled in the enterprises of civilian life; his aim is to satisfy and please the one who enlisted him.” (2 Timothy 2:4)

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There is now overriding proof that America has lapsed into the category of a “post-Christian” nation. The basic principles that formed the foundation of our country have been abandoned for humanistic, academic, and socialistic philosophies.

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A good soldier understands sacrifice.
“Take your share of the hardships and suffering, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” (2 Timothy 2:3)
I am glad this scripture is in the Bible. Probably because suffering and persecution played an integral role in the establishment of the early church.  Jesus even taught such key lessons as, “count the […]

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Every good soldier understands the chain of command.
The Holy Spirit is administrating the movement of God’s Kingdom all across the face of the earth today. It is a fact that we must know and trust. We also have to be faithful to do our part when it needs to be done.

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Every soldier has an assignment.
Discover, know, and understand your heavenly assignment, and be faithful to carry it out. It is your life calling and something that God wants you to use to serve your generation. It is what you were created for.

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A soldier fights for something bigger than himself.
Each of us must eventually decide if the cause of Christ is worth living and (dying for).

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“…Therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”
Over the next few days I will share the bullet points from last week’s teaching on the attitudes of a good soldier from 2 Timothy 2:1-4.
(v.1) “Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”
A soldier has to be strong if he wants to survive.
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