Day 5 – Decide to Fight

[Music] [Music] Take a few moments to get focused. Take a few moments to get focused. Take a few moments to get focused. Take a slow breath in Take a slow breath in Take a slow breath in and visualize any worries or concerns and visualize any worries or concerns and visualize any worries or concerns you're holding right now. you're holding right now. you're holding right now. As you breathe out, imagine letting go As you breathe out, imagine letting go As you breathe out, imagine letting go of those concerns and giving them to of those concerns and giving them to of those concerns and giving them to God. God. God. Allow him to give you his peace in Allow him to give you his peace in Allow him to give you his peace in return. return. return. Open your hands as a posture of Open your hands as a posture of Open your hands as a posture of surrender and strength. surrender and strength. surrender and strength. Repeat for as long as you need. Repeat for as long as you need. Repeat for as long as you need. Today's scripture is Nehemiah 4:14. Today's scripture is Nehemiah 4:14. Today's scripture is Nehemiah 4:14. [Music] [Music] [Music] Remember the Lord who is great and Remember the Lord who is great and Remember the Lord who is great and awesome and fight for your families. awesome and fight for your families. awesome and fight for your families. Faith is built and hope is restored when Faith is built and hope is restored when Faith is built and hope is restored when we focus on the God who fights for us. we focus on the God who fights for us. we focus on the God who fights for us. That's why the decision to fight for our That's why the decision to fight for our That's why the decision to fight for our families begins with remembrance.

families begins with remembrance. families begins with remembrance. We do not fight from a place of fear, We do not fight from a place of fear, We do not fight from a place of fear, nor do we fight in our own strength. nor do we fight in our own strength. nor do we fight in our own strength. We fight for our families because our We fight for our families because our We fight for our families because our God is great and awesome. God is great and awesome. God is great and awesome. Repeat after me. Repeat after me. Repeat after me. God, I choose today to fight for my God, I choose today to fight for my God, I choose today to fight for my family. Remind me that you are greater than Remind me that you are greater than every enemy, every distraction, and every enemy, every distraction, and every enemy, every distraction, and every fear. Reflect on the intentional time you've Reflect on the intentional time you've spent with God this week. spent with God this week. spent with God this week. What has he revealed to you? How has he What has he revealed to you? How has he What has he revealed to you? How has he challenged you? challenged you? challenged you? What steps of obedience and faith might What steps of obedience and faith might What steps of obedience and faith might he be asking you to take right now? Take a few moments to pause right now? Take a few moments to pause and to consider what action steps you and to consider what action steps you and to consider what action steps you need to take.

need to take. need to take. As you continue to reflect, spend a few As you continue to reflect, spend a few As you continue to reflect, spend a few moments praying through each of the moments praying through each of the moments praying through each of the following prompts. following prompts. following prompts. God, today I commit to God, today I commit to God, today I commit to praying over my family. praying over my family. praying over my family. [Music] [Music] [Music] God, today I commit to choosing one God, today I commit to choosing one God, today I commit to choosing one person in my family to pursue person in my family to pursue person in my family to pursue intentionally this week. God, today I commit to asking one person God, today I commit to asking one person or group of friends to fight for my or group of friends to fight for my or group of friends to fight for my family. As you prepare to leave this space, As you prepare to leave this space, repeat the following words and commit to repeat the following words and commit to repeat the following words and commit to living them out. living them out. living them out. God, seal this commitment in my heart. Let my home be a place of your presence, Let my home be a place of your presence, love, and truth.

Today, I'm deciding to fight for my Today, I'm deciding to fight for my family. family. family. [Music] [Music] [Music] You are great and awesome, and with you, You are great and awesome, and with you, You are great and awesome, and with you, we will stand firm in our faith. we will stand firm in our faith. we will stand firm in our faith. [Music] [Music] [Music] Amen. Thank you for joining us today. We hope Thank you for joining us today. We hope this time refreshed you and left you this time refreshed you and left you this time refreshed you and left you feeling closer to Jesus. As you go about feeling closer to Jesus. As you go about feeling closer to Jesus. As you go about your day, continue to reflect on all your day, continue to reflect on all your day, continue to reflect on all that God has shown you.