
I AM A SOLDIER
I am a soldier in the army of my God.
The Lord Jesus is my Commanding Officer.
The Holy Bible is my code of conduct.
Faith, prayer and the Word are my weapons of Warfare.
I have been taught by the Holy Spirit,
trained by experience,
tried by adversity,
and tested by fire.
I am a volunteer in this army,
and I am enlisted for eternity.
I will either retire in this army at the rapture,
or die in this Army;
but I will not get out,
sell out, be talked out,
or pushed out.
I am faithful,
reliable, capable,
and dependable.
If my God needs me,
I am there.
If He needs me in Sunday school,
to teach children, work with the youth,
help adults, or just sit and learn.
He can use me,
because I am there!
I am a soldier.
I am not a baby.
I do not need to be pampered,
petted, primed up,
pumped up, picked up,
or pepped up.
I am a soldier.
No one has to call me,
remind me, write me,
visit me, entice me,
or lure me.
I am a soldier.
I am not a wimp.
I am in place,
saluting my King, obeying His orders,
praising His name,
and building His kingdom!
I am a soldier.
No one has to send me flowers,
gifts, food, cards, candy,
or give me handouts
I do not need to be cuddled,
cradled, cared for,
or catered to.
I am committed.
I cannot have my feelings hurt bad enough.
I cannot be discouraged enough to turn me aside.
I cannot lose enough to cause me to quit.
When Jesus called me into this army,
I had nothing.
If I end up with nothing,
I will still come out even.
I will win.
My God will supply all my needs.
I am more than a conqueror.
I will always triumph.
I can do all things through Christ.
I am a soldier
Devils cannot defeat me
People cannot disillusion me.
Weather cannot weary me
Sickness cannot stop me
Battles cannot beat me.
Money cannot buy me.
Governments cannot silence me
and hell cannot handle me!
(Glory to God!)
I am a soldier.
Even death cannot destroy me.
For when my commander calls me from this battlefield,
He will promote me to a captain
and then bring me back to rule this world with Him.
I am a soldier,
in the army.
and I’m marching,
claiming victory.
I am a soldier,
marching heaven bound.
Here I stand!
If you have been born again, you’re in the army.
Question is, are you on…
1. Active Duty: Serving the Lord faithfully, daily, and on duty 24-7?
2. Reserve Status: Waiting.
3. Guard Status: Serving only when called upon.
4. AWOL: Absent With Out the Lord?
THINK ABOUT IT!
I AM A SOLDIER
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"You acted foolishly," Samuel said (1 Samuel 13:13).
The prophet Samuel had anointed King Saul the first king of Israel. He was now thirty years old and was leading the nation in battle against the Philistines. The Philistines had gathered at Micmash to come against Saul and his army. The Lord was directing Saul through the prophet Samuel as God had instructed. Samuel instructed Saul to go ahead of him to Micmash and he would follow in seven days. He would then offer a burnt offering on behalf of the people of Israel.
The pressure began to build as the Philistines gathered around Micmash preparing for battle. The people of Israel began to fear this battle and began to scatter throughout the countryside. Saul was getting more fearful. Samuel did not show up on the morning of the seventh day. Finally, Saul became fearful of the impending attack and took it upon himself to offer the burnt offering. After he had done this, Samuel showed up. "You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him leader of his people, because you have not kept the Lord's command."
Saul believed he needed to take control of the situation. Whenever we take control of a situation out of the will of God, it demonstrates we are led by fear. Many a boss is so driven by fear that it motivates him to manage by over-control of his people. This results in codependent relationships in which the employees are fearful of making the wrong decisions, and they are driven to please the manager at all costs. This results in loss of respect for the manager. Many times the employee ends up making poor choices just to please the manager so that resentment begins to build within the employees due to the manager's over-control.
Do you see any signs of over-control in how you relate to others? Can you allow others the freedom to fail? Do you find yourself changing directions in mid-stream when you see something you don't like? Are you fearful of failure? These are all symptoms of a Saul control spirit. Pray that God will allow you to walk in the freedom of trusting in Him and those around you.

Luke 22:27-30 (The Message Bible)27-30"Who would you rather be: the one who eats the dinner or the one who serves the dinner? You'd rather eat and be served, right? But I've taken my place among you as the one who serves. And you've stuck with me through thick and thin. Now I confer on you the royal authority my Father conferred on me so you can eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and be strengthened as you take up responsibilities among the congregations of God's people.
LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart (Psalm 15:1,2).
"I cannot believe they are not going to honor my bonus agreement," said the executive who was about to take another position in a new city. Her understanding of her work agreement called for a bonus at the end of the year. Management saw the situation differently. "It's not right. I am entitled to that bonus," she complained.
It was time to leave. The company had given her a laptop to use. However, when she left she decided that since the company was not going to pay her the bonus she was entitled to, she would simply keep the laptop as compensation due her. "And they would never miss it," she reasoned. Days passed and she was now in the employment of the new company. As each day passed, she was uneasy about her decision. She could not get it off her mind. Finally, she concluded the Holy Spirit was telling her this decision was wrong and that she needed to call her boss to confess her action. She called her former boss and confessed what she had done and why she had done it. Her boss accepted her confession and forgave her. Strangely enough, he allowed her to keep the laptop computer.
Truth never changes. It is absolute. When we make decisions based on some other action that was taken, we have moved into making decisions based on the situation, not truth and righteousness. The executive may indeed have been wronged, but she had to address the wrong in the appropriate way. When we try to compensate for the wrong by doing something that violates another scriptural principle that is called situational ethics. If she had never been wronged by the employer, do you think she would have felt justified in taking the computer? Probably not. When you isolate the two situations you can see that one action was taken in response to the other action.
Are there any situations in which you have used situational ethics? The Lord desires His people to have a higher standard, even at the cost of being wronged. Ask the Lord to reveal any business practices that may indicate situational ethics. You might be surprised what will happen when you do the right thing.
God took the strength of a mountian,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagles flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew his masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it ... Dad
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