Sometimes We Gotta Fight

Yesterday I had the privilege of preaching in the Sunday morning service! It was encouraging to hear all the positive feedback. The title of the message was "Putting the Unity in Community" and it was awesome communicating the heart of God for His people (Philippians 2:1-2). However, today is a new day and God has laid something new on my heart. I have been struggling with my flesh (sinful desires) because I always feel like I am getting pulled by my self to do the wrong thing! It's a daily struggle that Paul seemed to have understood that struggle when he wrote Romans 7. As I was listening to a new album I just purchased I was blessed by a song that featured two rappers named Tedashii and Flame. The song's title is "Make War" and it deals with the fact that everyday is a battle between our redeemed selves and our sinful selves. This battle happens to everyone that walks in the faith so I thought I would try to communicate some ideas on how to fight! I don't have a step by step way of getting rid of sin but hopefully these three must-haves in the Christian's life will help. 1st: Read the Bible. This is the best way to hear God's heart. The Bible is truth wrapped up in words and it should be part of our lives everyday! 2nd: Be a prayer warrior. We need to stay connected with the Father. He loves hearing from his children and we all need someone to talk to and there is really no one better than him! 3rd: Stay in fellowship. Christ showed us the importance of reaching the low and sinful by being with them but he also spent most of his time with his disciples. We need to reach the world but we also need to have a group of people around us who love Christ and who are growing in their faith. Without them it is easy to slip!