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Steps to follow to victory in the war of this life includes these:

The first thing you must understand is that, you are engaged in a spiritual warfare. If you do not know this, you have no right to victory. There is need for a battle, fight or competition before there can be a winner or a loser. A winner does not emerge from a no-duel situation. This is important for your victory. It will be ridiculous for you to claim to be victorious over nobody. It means, when you talk of being a winner or victor, that you are talking of a battle that is being fought. There are many indications of this in the Bible. It is sad to see many believers live and walk without a sense of war. They are at "ease" and that is why they are constantly down. If an enemy is fighting you, and you do not seem to know it, you make his victory certain and easy. But the Bible has given a clear understanding that the christian life is a life of constant war. It is war in itself. We get clear indications from the Pauline epistles about the fight. Now thanks be ...

Have you ever felt insignificant, overlooked, and underappreciated? I have too. The day Elijah brought fire down upon the sacrifice on Mount Carmel, Elisha was at work in his father’s fields. He didn’t see it, but he heard about it. Everyone did. It was a great day for Israel, a great day for God, and a great day for Elijah. One day after it happened, Elisha was out plowing in the field and Elijah came and placed his mantle around his shoulders. He couldn’t believe it, When Elijah chose     him to succeed him as prophet, He knew the he was exchanging his old life for a new one. The life of a farmer for the life of God’s servant. He expected to do great things even that very day! But He didn’t. Instead, for the next ten years he followed Elijah around and worked as a common servant. He felt insignificant. When we choose to follow God, what we get doesn’t always match what we expected. No matter. Even if others ignore or forget you, whatever you’re doing for God is...