Fight for it

 

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com 

 

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Go into all the world and preach the gospel making disciples of them… The Disciples knew that this was not going to be easy, and in fact it would be a little bit of hell on earth, it would be a war, it would be a struggle… They saw what Jesus went through, they saw the opposition, the hate the hard work… 

 

So I ask you, what is worth fighting for? Your reputation? Do you feel it necessary to fight over your status, how others view you or judge you? Are you going to fight over getting cut in front of at the bank or shop? Will you fight over your right to not be cut off in traffic, will you fight over what lies people tell about you?

 

There is only one thing I am willing to really truly fight over… and let me clarify- I will protect my family by any means necessary. But I mean when someone is going to come at me, disagree with me, hate on me, lie about me… when will I choose to fight?

You know a few weeks ago I lit up my facebook page with a few posts about Roe vs. Wade. And the hate just kept on coming. But what cracked me up where the comments about ‘well your willing to take away the rights of women who need abortion but you will never be there to help them with the child they are now stuck with”…. So just between you and I - I have worked for more than 25 years ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY in the field of pro-life and have done everything from speak, teach, raise funds, collect goods for unwed mothers from cribs to formula to diapers… and I currently serve on a Right to Life action center board where we have a mobile unit that gives out free stuff to unwed mothers, gives ultra sounds, all kinds of stuff…. now my first reaction years ago would have been to pound my chest and defend and fight… but that was about me. Today I laugh it off… I don’t need to defend me. But I will always defend the gospel. I am always willing to fight - in love, in love - regarding the gospel. And I am willing to fight over my heart and my actions toward the gospel.

You can attack me- I probably give you lots to work with LOL, You can attack my ministry, my hair, my choice in music, you can call me out on anything and I just don’t care. But if you tell me to not share the gospel - well we is gonna fight. Tell’m we coming and we swinging the gospel hammer - in love. 

Years ago I had a younger man who knew me from my days in Madison as a youth pastor get all in a huff over something I said - I actually was NOT trying to stir things up. But he called me out in public on social media with some pretty strong words… saying I was not really into the gospel, and I should know and act better than that as a Christian and as a pastor… and it made it sound like I wasn’t really a follower of Christ in my example to sharing the gospel. So I PM’ him. And said listen up skippy, I will pay your way here, I will cover your week of salary and I will give you an extra $200 if you can hang with me in sharing jesus and praying for people. I told him, I dare you where ever I go and you go with me, to ask people there if I have shared the gospel with them, If I have prayed for them, If I have cried with them. Wether it be the bank, they gym, the grocery store I frequent, the Kwik Trip by my house my neighbors… you see if I am or not a follower of jesus. And then if you think I am not about the gospel- you can call me out. And I added OR I can come to your place on my dime, and follow you around and ask everyone if YOU have prayed, shared, cried…

WHY DID I DO THIS? well yea I was ticked, but I want people to know how important the gospel is. its worth fighting for.