GAME CHANGER: 2 Powerful Strategies for Breakthrough

Are you exhausted from the fight? Does it feel like nothing is changing?

"TAKE UP YOUR POSITIONS"

"Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.”

2 Chronicles 20:17

These are two action commands; a strategic plan issued directly from the war room of heaven given to Gods people.

1) Take up your positions*

Set and station yourself; this is an active movement and change of position. A readiness participation posture aligned with the plans of heaven; a position of humility, surrender, faith and courage. A response of obedience and faith. It means to RISE UP. Change position. Upright and standing in who He is.

* NOTE: positions is plural. You are not positioned alone!

2) Stand firm and see deliverance.

Two verbs are connected to the posture change;

STAND FIRM; establish yourself. No sitting or leaning on this watch. Be ready, prepared, engaged.

Don't move around. Hold your ground.

Remain. Unmoved. Resilient. Still.

There is great strength in standing firm with others!

SEE: Look, be present, watch, give your attention and observe. Deliverance will be clearly visible!

These movement actions are accompanied with a specific direct address to fear and discouragement.

"Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

We all need deliverance; from fear, unbelief, grief, discouragement, hopelessness, pain, sorrow, heaviness of heart.

Is it an instruction?

A command?

A declaration?

A response?

A choice?

All of the above!

Activating faith to over-rule fear. Fear is where the enemy sits and rules. We have to dethrone it from our hearts and minds. Take authority and capture every thought to bring it under Christ's rulership.

"We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." 2 Corinthians 10:5

1) Move into position first!

2) Then don't be afraid or discouraged in that position!

Discouragement has no place when we move and stand in HIS position.

I have spent much time thinking about thoughts and the way we think (which is a must for everyone...and especially if you parent teenagers!)

Research suggests we have approximately 60,000 thoughts per day with 90-95% of these being repetitive. Other studies suggest 80% of our thoughts are negative.

We actually spend 90% of time repeating thoughts; most of which are negative. Only 5-10% are new thoughts!

Only 20% are positive!

No wonder the strategic plan of repositioning includes addressing fear.

Fear and discouragement are responses attached to thoughts. A physical, emotional and mental response to real or perceived danger or threat.

Emotions actually just last 60-90 seconds but we repeat our thinking and then re-experience them over and over. It means we are often investing energy and power to a repetitive negative cycle more than allowing our mind to be renewed.

"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2

The thought and emotional repeat patterns hold us captive.

Position and perspective matter!

Transformation really takes place in mind realignment with heaven's agenda.

It seems the reposturing and action verbs were a preparation PRECEDING forward movement.

"Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you."

The repositioning was not permanent but it was necessary to advance.

How do you face your opponent eye to eye if you have not arisen and planted your feet and vision focus confidently?

The enemy can see fear in our eyes.

We have to look boldly eyeball to eyeball.

No flinching.

The word discouragement/dismayed means 'to shatter' or be broken.

Fear shatters and breaks confidence. We hesitate to take a risk. We freeze or withdraw from the open door of opportunity. Our doubting, apprehensive, anxious eyes betray any physical position we adopt.

The repositioning is twofold; outward and internal!

DO NOT be shattered on the inside by the enemy force.

Instead GO OUT!

Move forward.

Advance...

Know who is with you.

It's a strategic war room battle plan game changer!

Love and prayers

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