{"id":1737,"date":"2013-02-21T08:41:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T14:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2013-02-21T08:41:24","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T14:41:24","slug":"war-is-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/?p=1737","title":{"rendered":"WAR IS HELL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Military Conflict—<\/span>WAR IS HELL<\/p>\n

—Reasons for War\u00a0 –\u00a0 When your country is attacked or threatened\u00a0 –\u00a0 When your allies are attacked or threatened \u00a0–\u00a0 When helpless people are attacked or threatened<\/p>\n

—Mindset for War\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cNo man that goes to war entangles himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who has chosen him to be a soldier.\u201d\u00a0 –\u00a0 The prerequisite for peace is victory<\/p>\n

—Weapons for War\u00a0 –\u00a0 Whatever kills people and destroys things\u00a0 –\u00a0 Power, and willingness to use it\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201c. . . with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right . . .\u201d —–Abraham Lincoln, after the war<\/p>\n

—Comments—\u201cNever, never, never, never, never, never, never give up.\u201d —–Winston Churchill<\/p>\n

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Spiritual Conflict—<\/span>WAR IS HELL<\/p>\n

—Reasons for War\u00a0 – You decided to follow Jesus.\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cBe sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.\u201d\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cAll that live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.\u201d<\/p>\n

—Mindset for War\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cYou therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n

—Weapons for War\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cResist him (the devil), steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brothers in the world.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cFor the weapons or our warfare are not of the flesh but mighty of God for pulling down strongholds.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cTake up the whole armor of God, to stand, . . .\u00a0 gird your waist with truth, put on the breastplate of righteousness, shoes of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, the sword of the Spirit (Word of God), and prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n

—Comments—\u201cIt will be worth it all, when we see Jesus\u201d<\/p>\n

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Marriage Conflict—<\/span>WAR IS HELL<\/p>\n

—Reasons for War\u00a0 –\u00a0 Two human beings\u00a0 –\u00a0 Expectations\u00a0 –\u00a0 Busy\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m right\u201d\u00a0 –\u00a0 I\u2019m tired\u201d \u00a0–\u00a0 Secrets\u00a0 –\u00a0 Sin<\/p>\n

—Mindset for War\u00a0 –\u00a0 Desperation\u00a0 –\u00a0 Isolation\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll show him\u201d\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll show her\u201d\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cI must prove . . .\u201d\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with me?\u201d\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with him\/her?\u201d\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cYou need help\u201d<\/p>\n

—Weapons for War\u00a0 –\u00a0 Secrecy (universally employed)\u00a0 –\u00a0 Just about anything will work.\u00a0 –\u00a0 No training necessary, but damage increases with practice.\u00a0 –\u00a0 Just do what comes naturally.\u00a0 –\u00a0 Destruction is easy and quick (Reconstruction is difficult and unnatural).\u00a0 –\u00a0 Fire extinguishers to fix the other person are often filled with gasoline (Damage is doubled, destroying both combatants).\u00a0 –\u00a0 Secrecy (extremely effective)<\/p>\n

—Comments—Marriage Conflict is Spiritual Conflict, for the Christian couple.\u00a0 There is no more significant place for the devil to attack and gain a foothold in Christians\u2019 lives than in their marriage.\u00a0 –\u00a0 Conflict Resolution is an oxymoron, without outside help—from God, from people who care more about marriage for others than money for themselves.\u00a0 –\u00a0 You and I (ordinary people) must<\/span> simply care enough to make a difference in someone\u2019s life, in two people\u2019s marriage.\u00a0 –\u00a0 If we know someone who needs help at home, then we are the ones to help.\u00a0 Do it.<\/p>\n

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WAR IS HELL—War is inevitable.—Victory is essential.—Winning is worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Military Conflict—WAR IS HELL —Reasons for War\u00a0 –\u00a0 When your country is attacked or threatened\u00a0 –\u00a0 When your allies are attacked or threatened \u00a0–\u00a0 When helpless people are attacked or threatened —Mindset for War\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u201cNo man that goes to war entangles himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,7,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faith_based","category-family","category-inspire_lifter","category-political-cultural"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1737"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1738,"href":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737\/revisions\/1738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}