1. Begin the Battle on your knees.
Joshua 6:20
When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city.
Judges 7:15
When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down and worshiped. He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, “Get up! The Lord has given the Midianite camp into your hands.”
2. Face the Battle from a stance of Victory.
Judges 7:16
Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
3. Advance into the Battle from your assigned place.
Judges 7:16
Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside.
Judges 7:21
While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.
1 Corinthians 12
12 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. 3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a] and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
Unity and Diversity in the Body
12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by[c] one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.
15 Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has placedthe parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28 And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues[d]? Do all interpret? 31 Now eagerly desire the greater gifts.
Love Is Indispensable
And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
Judges 7:19
Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands.
4. Approach the Battle at just the right time.
Judges 7:20
The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!”
5. You win the Battle by using the right weapons.
Judges 7:21-22
While each man held his position around the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled.
22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the Lord caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.
Ladies we are called over and over again to do what God has called us to do. We need to focus ourselves on praying and listening to what path God has for us. I feel like sometimes I get bogged down in the day to day junk that is going on that I can't see what God wants me to do. Do you have issues in your life that are bringing you down spiritually? I do! It makes me feel like I am wasting my time worrying about what is going in with this particular issue when I should be worrying about what God needs me to do! It is so totally a distraction set out for me by the devil. As long as I have my head down focusing on the crud then I can not focus on what God is working on. Seriously! I get in a funk for a few days after I deal with 'issues'. I sometimes even get to where I am ashamed of my feelings and the ways I have handled them that I can't even get my mind and my heart in the right spot to pray about it! That is ridiculous! That is so apart of the devils plan. Not Gods plan. Ladies, this is not ok. If you are like me and you also deal with 'issues' I ask for your prayers and support. I know the Lord has big plans for us. We have much to do in His name. As long as we are clogged up spiritually then we aren't accomplishing anything. Let me tell you something. As soon as this Bible study blog project began the devil set to work at distracting me. He came up with all kinds of ways to clog me up spiritually! It has been one of the craziest 5 weeks. Then along came day 21 of the study. Priscilla talks about spiritual warfare. {goose bumps!} She talks about the ways in which we are to fight spiritual warfare and how we are to trust God fully. Something else to consider is the point I made earlier. I am ashamed of myself for my thoughts and actions. That being said it will only glorify God more when those thoughts and actions are turned around because it is known that the only way I was able to overcome was by the strength of Christ. Not my own strength at all, because when it comes to these 'issues' I have no real strength! <---truth! Like the scripture says, we are just the vessel and the real value is God in us. Ladies, I encourage you as you are in your pit of 'issues' to look up for a minute and take a breath. Remember that God is bigger than your issues! Remember that it is a waste of your time to waste a second on the 'issues'. Pray, pray, and pray some more. One other thing that I have realized helps is to stay in the word daily. Ladies, please pray for me to mature in walk so much so that I notice an 'issue' coming my way and have the courage enough to step aside and move past it. God strength to please come and fill me up.
I love you ladies and will see you tomorrow!
~Randi
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