Stand Firm

“Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” Abraham Lincoln

This is what we saw while returning to our secluded mountain cabin after a morning’s hike to a beautiful lake with a day’s haul of fish. As we approached the cabin, where we were all imagining a cold or hot shower and a scrumptious Salvadorian fish fry, we noticed this broken window in the dinning room.

At first, we thought someone broke into the cabin. Yet, after entering, we knew it wasn’t human. Why? The “person” left the “valuables” while exiting back out the window instead of unlocking and leaving by the back door.  

It was a bear alright; and, you should have seen the mess. Needless to say, some of our food supplies were on the floor and on the hill behind the cabin. But this was just the beginning.

The next day, the bear came back through this same window while we were in the cabin! But you should have seen my daughter. I couldn’t have been a prouder dad than I was at that moment.

She knew the truth of what to do and did it. She literally took a stand. And the bear, who was standing on the dining room table at the time, high tailed it right back out this window when it saw her.

This is exactly what we are to do in our fight to become more like Jesus. The enemy can be just like that bear, big and intimidating. But, Scripture (Eph. 6; 1 Pet. 5:8-9; James 4:7) tells us that we must stand our ground and apply the truth when the attacks come.

As you face your attacker and his accusations/lies head on with the truths the Spirit gives you, he must back off. Why? He can’t stand the truth.

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