Ridgell's Originals

A few final excerpts from the end of my book, Wounds into Scars.  The conclusion also includes my personal rules for living in a way that honors God.  And why.  

So here are my words about faith fighters. 

So for all those who fight for their faith and help others fight for theirs. 

For most of us, it is never as easy as we think it should be.  We wrestle with doubts sometimes.  We lose our focus at times.  We even slide into the ditch sometimes.  But we fight.  We fight to be faithful to our calling.  We fight to regain and maintain our focus.  We fight our way back into the light.  We fight against the temptations Satan uses against us.  We fight.

We fight for – and with – others.  As those committed to being spiritual helpers, we join together to do battle.  We fight for those who are trying not to give up and just surrender to the enemy.  We fight with those determined to return to the light.  And stay there.  We fight against the powers of sin and darkness in our world. 

But our fight is not in some abstract denouncing of sin.  We are committed to getting down into the mud and mire of the pigpen in order to help others get out.  We wade into the battle where the blood flows in order to stop the bleeding and help the healing.

So to all the faith fighters.

God give you strength for the battle.

Until by His grace we all get home.

# posted by Steve @ 5:00 AM