The winning factor.

I had a great opportunity to speak with a young man who was planning for a great fight. He was playing in the pool with a few other young men, but there were two other young men sitting in the hot tub. The tub wasn't on. I accessed the room and decided to ask if I could turn on the hot tub. The young man in the pool yelled, "Bubbles?" "Yes, I noticed the jets weren't on." "Yeah." Then he jumped out of the pool and hopped into the hot tub along with both of his friends. I turned the hot tub on for the 15 minutes. I proceeded to join the conversation my husband had already struck up. The young man was talking about his upcoming fight. After listening for awhile I realized he didn't have a coach. He had no one telling him what to eat, or how to train. He was just young and ready to compete, but he was not prepared for the battle. 

I felt like I was watching and listening to the body of Christ.

“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” James 4:7

I felt that I heard the Lord say, "The Body of Christ is thinking they can go it alone just like this young boxer." I asked the young man, "What did you eat tonight to prepare for the fight?" "Did you have a steak?" "What are you having for breakfast in the morning?" His answer was, "No." "Hadn't thought about it."

The Body of Christ needs to be eating the Word of God. We need to have a regular diet of scripture that pertains to every area of our life, but also the particular areas where we are fighting. Or, too many times we find ourselves knocked out sitting in the corner of life, defeated.

Of course I was at this hotel because my husband and I were preparing for a Marriage Seminar, so my mind was focused on the subject of marriage. I had saturated myself with the word of God. The Word of God was in the forefront of my mind. Compassion welled up inside of me for this young man. I explained what I knew about diet and exercise. I shared the secrets of my pass marathons, bike tours and triathlons. This young man's eyes lite up and he came to life with faith, that he could still make some changes and maybe win the fight.

No matter what the fight you find yourself in today, the Word of God can give you not just the winning edge but the victory. What does your diet consist of? Whether you are alone or married prayer works! Get up on your feet and get out of the corner the devil has backed you in to. You do not have to fight alone.

“If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them … you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. I will give you peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid; I will rid the land of evil beasts, and the sword will not go through your land. You will chase your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you. Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies shall fall by the sword before you.” Leviticus 26:3