2 Timothy 2:3-4

"Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." (2Ti 2:3-4)

Hardness=kakopatheō
kak-op-ath-eh'-o
From the same as G2552; to undergo hardship: - be afflicted, endure afflictions (hardness), suffer trouble.

Warreth=strateuomai
strat-yoo'-om-ahee
Middle voice from the base of G4756; to serve in a military campaign; figuratively to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations: - soldier, (go to) war (-fare).

This life is easy by no means.  When you allow the Word of God to make your decisions for you, alot of decisions that you will face or are facing, have already been made for you.  You don't have to pray about it.  You don't have to ponder over it.  You just have to obey it.  For Christians who enlist in the Army of Jesus Christ, each day is a battle in which good triumphs over evil.  The soldiers that fought in World War 2 enlisted not knowing if the Axis powers were going to win or not.  Our faith in the overcoming power of Jesus Christ tells us daily that the War is over and Christ is the Victor...but we still have to fight the battles.  Rest assured by Jesus Christ alone, we have won the war but the battles inside and outside of our hearts are waged daily.  The Allies in WW2 saw who they were fighting.  They saw the entrenchments of the Germans and the Japanese.  They knew where they were.  Christians, however, fight an unseen foe.  Yet his hellish minions' destructive power are unearthly and have far worse consequences for those that surrender than that of the Axis. 

"These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful."  (Rev 17:14)






We have won.....so DO NOT QUIT FIGHTING....REMAIN FAITHFUL!!!!