September 26 -"The Battle Is So Hard."

Today we are fasting from the thought that says: "The battle is so hard."

Perhaps you're battling depression, an addiction, or fear. Perhaps it's a sickness or pain. Regardless of what it is, you're going to experience the victory today! We need to take this thought captive which says, "the battle is so hard."

LET'S CHANGE IT TODAY

1. YOU'VE ALREADY WON! Jesus' declaration on the cross sums it up: "It is finished" (John 19:30). What was finished? The battle against the power of sin and the devil was finished. The fulfillment of the law was finished. The price for us to be saved and made victorious was PAID IN FULL!

2. Ask God to open the eyes of your heart (Ephesians 1:18-19). You must look at life from God's point of view. In 2 Kings 6, when Elisha was surrounded by enemy armies, his servant became afraid and said, “We're surrounded, what should we do?" Elisha didn't pray for more angels. He prayed: "Lord, open the eyes of my servant that he would see there are more for us than those against us" (2 Kings 6:17). Suddenly, he saw chariots of fire and a host of angels surrounding their enemies! The battle was already won.

3. Believe you have it! In Mark 11:24, Jesus said, "That's why I tell you to have faith that you have already received whatever you pray for, and it will be yours." That's power this world can't give you and power that money can't buy! Remember 1 Peter 2:24 "...with His stripes you WERE healed." Notice, God speaks to us in past tense. It's already yours!

4. ONLY BELIEVE. Stick to what God said! John 6:29 says, "This is our work: TO BELIEVE." In other words, BEFORE you pray for rain, grab your umbrella! Expect it to happen. Remember, it's "the good fight of faith" (1 Timothy 6:12).  Our battle is to simply believe what God has done and what is already ours. 2 Chronicles 20:15 tells us that the battle is not ours, but God’s.

5. Praise God that you HAVE the victory. 1 John 5:4 says that “This is the victory that HAS overcome the world—our faith. Praise God for the victory you already have! In 2 Chronicles 20:22 it says, "As they began to sing and praise the Lord, the Lord sent ambushes and their enemies were defeated.”

THINK IT AND SAY IT

I already have the victory in my life. Jesus has already won my battles for me. My fight is to believe. I refuse to stop believing. I walk by faith and not by sight. There are ALREADY more for me than those against me.

I cast my care and trouble on God. He is fighting for me. He is interceding for me right now! I rejoice in the midst of my battles, no matter what things look like. I choose to praise God because its already done. I have the victory, in Jesus' Name.