I love how the word of God equips us for battles we will face long before we ever face them. We are taught by the apostle Paul that our weapons are not carnal, but they are mighty. We have been taught that the word of God is a sword, this is a weapon. We know prayer is a weapon as we seek the Lord for strategy and share our concerns with Him.

Other weapons include praise, worship and praise are powerful weapons. Fasting is a weapon we employ to tear down strongholds. Community is a weapon, because we were not meant to do life alone. Oh the many and varied weapons God has given us as believers in Jesus Christ.

But what are we fighting? We are fighting the lure of a system of selfishness that seeks to get us to self-protect, self-promote, become a self-made man. The battle we fight with the world is not people, it is the war with selfishness. Outside of Christ is a self-ruling, self-governing, all about self system.

Jesus called us to die to ourselves, because we are no longer citizens of the world, but of the kingdom of God. The kingdom is a community and to do life with others effectively you cannot be selfish.

As I was reading Proverbs 19 this morning, another weapon in our war against selfishness arose in the word of God that I had not considered a weapon, but realize is a very powerful weapon. “The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.” (v. 23)

Contentment is a weapon we have been given in this war against selfishness. If we are content, we are satisfied with our portion, the lot God has given us. There is not comparison or competition when you are content. Contentment is a weapon God has given us as believers and we need to sharpen this weapon or add this weapon to our arsenal for it will keep us untouched by trouble. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org