Becoming a Spiritual Warrior

The Christian life would be much less complicated and much easier if we automatically became competent Spiritual Warriors at the point of conversion or the point of the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately, that is not the case. A person does not become a Spiritual Warrior simply through a decision or a ritual act of conversion. Real faith is active, engaged, and committed. The active engagement and commitment of the Christian brings about the maturity of the new creation,...
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The Christian life would be much less complicated and much easier if we automatically became competent Spiritual Warriors at the point of conversion or the point of the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately, that is not the case. A person does not become a Spiritual Warrior simply through a decision or a ritual act of conversion. Real faith is active, engaged, and committed. The active engagement and commitment of the Christian brings about the maturity of the new creation, created in the image of Christ. Putting on the "whole armor of God" is not a simple act of praying a simple prayer or speaking a pattern of words. It is a process that cannot be taught by man or learned by study. Putting on the "whole armor of God" is learned only from God, and then, it is learned only by sitting at the feet of Jesus regularly, with scripture in the forefront of the mind, meditating on the scripture and listening to Christ as He teaches. Herein, putting on the "whole armor of God" takes the form of "Spiritual Boot Camp:" the body and soul are intensely worked with regular Spiritual exercises in order to produce the "new man," militant, empowered, and both ready and able to wage war in the spirit.The spiritual battle is fierce, lifelong, and, whether we know it or not, everyone is involved. No one is given the luxury of watching from the sidelines. If we are to be victorious in this battle, we need to learn, from God, how to fight. This manual provides a disciplined, structured path for men and the framework needed for spending the necessary time with God, meditating on specific Scriptures, to allow Him to teach. It strongly recommends working and training with other men as a team to provide the encouragement and motivation to "keep on keeping on." It provides instructions for setting up and running a team. The framework follows a path of daily assignments (exercises) designed to allow God to develop a man into a strong, effective Spiritual Warrior.