Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on the eternal life to which you were summoned and (for which) you confessed (openly declared) the good confession (of faith) before many witnesses.(I Timothy 6:12) In I Timothy 6:12 Paul encourages us to fight the good fight of faith. If there is a fight, then there are “enemies” to faith. Enemies (hindrances) that try to put doubt in our minds, about all kinds of things concerning the Lord, His Word, and our relationship with Him. It is the very first thing Satan tempted Eve with in the garden, back in the book of Genesis. And, he is still doing it today. He goes after the mind. If he can get you to doubt, if he can confuse you, if he can get you to change your mind, then he can hinder you in the things of God; your faith will be hindered from working in your life effectively. You see, Satan does not care about you at all. He only cares about keeping the Word of God (The Seed of God) from taking root in your heart and growing. He knows that if you find out who you are in Christ Jesus and begin to get rooted and grounded in God’s Word, then God’s seed will be harder to uproot. How does faith come? Romans 10:17 says “so then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” The more you hear the Word of God, the more you will begin to believe and trust in it; your faith will grow and mature until God’s Word becomes a part of you and your walk with Him in this life. One of the greatest hindrances of faith is a lack of knowledge or understanding of God’s Word. Understanding what we are hearing; If we receive knowledge, we will have faith; if we don’t have knowledge, then we will not have faith. Let’s look at some examples: (1) The New Birth God’s Word tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:17 “therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” When we repent of our sins and receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, then we are born again. We are made new creatures in Christ Jesus. Our sins are blotted out (Is. 43:25). Some Christians stay under condemnation about their past. Our past is gone. God looks at us as though we had never done anything wrong. That old man is gone! “I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.” You are born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth forever (I Pet 1:23). You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should shew forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Satan will bring up pictures in our mind about our past. Cast them down! Cast down those imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Jesus Christ. See yourself as a brand new creature in Jesus; a brand new man; old things have passed away, all things are become new. (2) Our place in Him and His place in us. A lack of understanding in this area will often hinder our faith and cause unbelief. If you want to find out who you are in Christ and what you have, go to the Epistles. As you go through the epistles underline all the “in Him”, “in Christ”. and “in whom”, that tell you something you have or what you are. There are approximately 130 of them. Find them and meditate on them. Confess them with your mouth. This will build your faith and confidence in your relationship with Him and what you have in Him. 3) Our privilege and right to use the Name of Jesus. Jesus tells us in Mark 16:17-18 that there are signs that follow believers. He says that in His Name we shall cast out devils; speak with new tongues; we shall take up serpents; and if we drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt us; we shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. And in John 14:12-14 Jesus tells us that if we believe on Him, the works that he does shall we do also and greater works than these shall we do because he goes to the Father. He says that whatsoever we ask In His Name, he will do it that the Father may be glorified in the Son. He said if we ask anything in His Name He will do it. (4) Righteousness This is very important. When Jesus shed his blood for us on the cross, He paid the price for us to be in right standing with God again. At that time He made us to be righteous. When we are born again we receive what He has done for us by faith and become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”. I John 1:9 (5) Acting on the Word Faith is a verb, it demands action. The Bible tells us to be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves (James 1:22). The Amplified Bible in John 3:21 says “But he who practices truth (who does what is right) comes out into the Light; so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are, wrought with God (divinely prompted, done with God’s help, in dependence upon Him).” Understanding that we are to be doers of God’s Word and putting action to our faith will bring to pass the thing we are believing for. (6) Holding fast to our confession of faith. Understanding that we hold onto God’s Word no matter what happens. We are not moved by what we see, feel, or hear. We do not deny the circumstances of life, but always back it up with the Word of God; we are only moved by the Word of God. We put the Word first place in our life. Making God’s Word the highest authority in our life. 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