You’re Capable Of More

Leon FontaineDevoted

So put on God’s armor now! Then when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist the enemy’s attacks; and after fighting to the end, you will still hold your ground. Ephesians 6:13 (GNT)

While addressing a conference, a speaker from the Navy Seal once told everyone to raise their hands above their head as high as they could. The crowd obliged, but then he said, “Alright, now raise them a little further,” and everyone raised them a few more inches. His point? We can always go further than we think.

What I love about Navy Seals is their relentless, diehard resistance to giving up and giving in. If there’s only one Seal member left in a mission, he’ll still resist the enemy until the end. Even gravely wounded, he will think of ways to take out the enemy and shut him down because this resistance has been ingrained into him. This comes from a militaristic mindset that refuses to go complacently into defeat.

Believers need to be the same way.

What are you wavering on the edge of giving in to? Keeping poor company? An addiction? Suicidal thoughts? A bad diagnosis?

We need to adopt this military-like resistance to keep going, especially when life gets gritty. After all, Jesus already defeated our enemy for us. We don’t need to cave in or accept his lies any longer.

Remember, you can go further than you think. Learn to submit to God—who He says you are, how much He says you’re capable of and what He’s won for you—because He has defeated our enemy. He’ll take you all the way to victory!