After a recent sermon, I got one of those e-mails I put in my “Need to Keep” file. The person wrote that she was sick of failing in the same area over and over again. So she came up with a “battle plan.” She wrote out the plan and put it in her wallet so that she could have it “at the moment of need.”

Here is her six-step Battle Plan:

1. I will take every thought captive (2 Corinthians 10:5b).
2. I will not lose heart (2 Corinthians 4:17 — the glory to come outweighs the present “light and momentary troubles”).
3. I will fix my eyes on Christ (2 Corinthians 4:18 and Hebrews 12:2 — Jesus is the author and perfecter of my faith).
4. I will choose to be strong in the Lord (by putting on the full armor of God — Ephesians 6:10-12).
5. I will remind myself that my struggle is not against flesh and blood (Ephesians 6:10-12).
6. I will pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests (Ephesians 6:18).

Now that’s good stuff. I love the intention! I love the determination! I love the “I will’s.” I love her acknowledgement of the battle and need for a strategy! Here is a person with a desire to follow hard after God and a plan to do just that.

Why not take the time to write out your battle plan? Don’t copy and paste this one. Craft your own and put it in a place where you can retrieve it in your moment of need. You know you’re going to need it.

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