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Five Traits of a Faith Warrior
by Robyn Gool
What makes us forget who we are in Christ? Is it the
cares of life? The devil? Or just our own preoccupation with looking like
everybody else?
The truth is, our identity as believers should be so
evident and strong that it forever brands us as “Faith Warriors.”
As followers of Christ, our resemblance to Jesus
should be an eternal reminder of who we are as God’s children.
Here are some specific traits that describe a Faith
Warrior:
Understand Your Identity
As a Faith Warrior, you know who you are as a child of
God.
Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:21 that in Christ you
have “the righteousness of God.”
That means your Heavenly Father sees you as having the
same righteousness as Jesus has!
Too many Christians are still stuck in a sin
consciousness plagued by a deep awareness of their past sin and shame.
However, in God’s eyes you’re just as sinless as our
Lord and Savior.
Your Father loves you just like He loves His Son
Jesus, and He has declared you to be a joint heir of His Kingdom.
Exhibit Love
Faith Warriors should be full of God’s compassion and
mercy.
Remember the story in Luke 9:51-56 where James and
John wanted to call down fire from Heaven on those who didn’t respond to Jesus
right away?
The Lord rebuked them and said, “The Son of Man did
not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”
Jesus was a person of love, and His followers should
be as well.
Faith works through love (Galatians 5:6), and faith ceases to operate when love stops flowing.
Hope Against All Hope
Contrary to any evidence they might see with their
natural eyes, Faith Warriors are able to maintain their hope in the Lord.
Paul describes in Romans 4:18 how faith and hope were
a central part of Abraham’s mindset.
There was no natural reason Abraham could expect to
have a child.
But he hoped against hope. Because of his intimate
personal relationship with God, he was able to line up his beliefs and actions
with what he knew God could do.
You know your faith is genuine when you still have
hope, even when things look bad.
Be Single-Minded
Remember Caleb? Throughout his life, he was
single-minded and full of faith for God’s promises to be fulfilled.
He knew that God had promised him an inheritance, and
after 40 years of wandering in the desert, he was focused on getting that
inheritance. No one could shake his faith.
Perhaps you’re looking around today, and everybody
else seems to be wavering. But the Lord is calling you to be a Faith Warrior
like Caleb was.
He wants you to confidently say, “If God said it,
then that settles it. I don’t care what things looks like. I don’t care what
people are saying. I’m trusting in God’s Word and releasing my faith.”
Speak Words of Faith
Jesus asked blind Bartimaeus, “What do you want Me
to do for you?” (Mark 10:51).
Because faith is always tied to our words, Jesus
needed the man to express his need.
Friend, God wants you to be a Faith
Warrior today. Express your need to God and let Him answer you.
Believe His promises and make them a daily confession
from your lips.
Robyn Gool is one of our exciting Campmeeting speakers. Log on to watch
the Fall Campmeeting – now through October 6 – at InspirationCampmeeting.com.
Robyn
Gool is the Senior Pastor of Victory Christian Center in Charlotte, North
Carolina. His outreach ministry, More than Conquerors Ministries, includes a
daily television and radio program aired locally, a Bible school for laymen,
and a school for those called into the ministry. Learn more at vccenter.net.
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