Counting losses of the battle you have fought before when you are on a battlefield is self-defeating and many believers are still making this mistake today thereby shooting themselves in the foot.
Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
1 Samuel 17:34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
Satan's number one strategy is to cast doubt in your heart; he wants you to use your mouth to speak against your God because that is exactly what you are doing. You are giving credit to the enemies and then limiting your God. You are saying that your weapon and your defense are weak. I do not believe that I can lose a battle and I have convinced myself that I can never lose any battle because He that is me is the one fighting the battle for me. Jeremiah 20:11 (But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten).
David told King Saul not to let his heart faint because of the uncircumcised Philistine; he did not glorify Goliath by calling him his name. He named him and looked down on him, and that is exactly what Goliath noticed as soon as he set eyes on David. He said, "Am I a dog?" Of course, he was a dog, and he died like one. The question is, what are you calling those challenges because the name you gave to your situation is what will determine your victory?
David told Saul and the rest; see, I don't lose any battles because I have the Shepherd himself fighting for me. I have his weapons bag on my shoulder. The king was among David's cheerleaders and he needed to build up their confidence to win the battle. Please stop weakening the confidence of your cheerleaders by counting your losses. The testimonies of the Israelite armies and that of David were different; they describe Goliath as the mighty, but David describes God as the mighty one. They were losing the battle because they were counting losses but David won because he was counting victory. Paul the Apostle makes it very clear in the above scripture that he does not count losses nor remember them he forgets about them by wiping them off his memories so that he can focus on the victory ahead.
Do you think Satan wanted you alive if he knew he could kill you, being alive alone to engage him in war is a victory. Friends, start celebrating your God and you will never lose any battle again, in Jesus name. The shepherd wants to give you his bag full of weapons but you need to make a decision to follow him. Friends, If the LORD is not yet your shepherd, here is another opportunity to make him your shepherd today by praying this salvation prayer below and win forever, in Jesus' name.
Lord Jesus, I come to you today. I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself. Forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and saviour. Now I know I am Born Again. Amen.
NENE ISAH,
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