In 2 Samuel 23:10, we see Eleazar standing alone to fight when everyone has left. Are we willing to fight alone? What will it take to move us from what God says we are? We must be people who will stand on God's Word when everything else has fallen away. 1 Peter 1:18-20 says God chose Jesus to be the sacrifice before He created the world, yet Paul told Timothy to pray for the leaders so there would be peace. This shows us that God's Will still requires us to act on it! If you believe it is all up to God's Will and what we do won't make a difference, it will affect your theology. You can't pray with full faith for healing and deliverance if you believe that sickness and evil come from God. God does not want anyone to perish, but scripture tells us the path to destruction is wide and that to righteousness is narrow - so we must choose which path we will take. Any conviction we feel comes from God knocking at the door of our hearts, but we still have to let Him in. God called us when He chose us, but we must ask ourselves: how are we responding to His calling and His gifting to us? We have a great responsibility as His chosen ones to step out in faith! Some may battle self-doubt, not really believing He chose us, but if we will believe, we will no longer fight those feelings of inadequacy and can rest assured there is nothing we can do to return to what we were before Christ. Let's ask ourselves what people see about Jesus from watching our lives and what entanglements we are allowing to keep us from moving forward.

Reference verses:

2 Samuel 23:10; 1 Peter 1:18-20; James 1:13-15; Genesis 2:16-17; Deuteronomy 30:19; Colossians 2:13-14; John 6:44; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; John 3:16-17; Acts 2:38-39; Matthew 9:37-38; Romans 10:14-15; Mark 16:15-16

Amen!