The Ground Game vs. The Stand up Game

 

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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Joe Bezotte is a bad man… anyone with the initials JB is a bad mama gamma you got James Bond, Jason Bourne and of course Justin Bieber… 

 

But we were talking and he did a survey amongst law enforcement from CIA, FBI, Sherif departments, police departments etc… across the country and found out that when it came to scuffles or run in’s with people who did not want to cooperate and of course you had to get hands on.. that very few of these ever went to the ground and in fact more than 90% stayed on their feet. But he was surprised at how much training people received with grappling, jiu jitsu etc… and that is all good when you are in the octagon, but in real life it was not transferable to what was going to keep you alive.

 

I kept thinking about us in our world today. There is so much chatter out in the world be it sermons and pastors or social media or even worship songs and the like that don’t really train us for what we really need.

So what am I saying… well I just like you read and pray and believe for Gods best in my life. Yes I believe God wants to bless me, keep me healthy strong, to have my family flourish and my finances increase and I can pray for those and believe in those and its all good, but its all a ground game.

Lets not forget we are in a spiritual battle and my war is not with those but with greed, pride, lust, insecurity, doubt and I think we could fill in a whole podcast with more, but you get the picture. 

So what is my real life spiritual stand up game when it comes to warfare. How should one train…. 

Well first and foremost in real fighting you understand that it is the unexpected you must train for. You must keep your distance from the threat and be ready at all times… just like in my real spiritual battle.

I get in a tizzy with my wife and I go to work and the hot underdressed assistant is hanging over my desk… 

Or I am stressed with finances and its Sunday and the offering plate is fastly approaching, or Bill at work starts spouting off with his accolades and i want to point out he is on his 3rd marriage and can’t even hit a months goals of business in a year…

Yep, my war is real, it is a real ground game… and I am guessing yours is as well. So what to do?

I prepare with scripture that I can use right now.

Lust, greed, insecurity, stress, lack of passion for Christ, bitterness… The bible is full of verses that I can read, memorize and even write down on sticky pads and put in my car, my desk, my mirror, my phone etc… 

 

In fact right now the desk I am sitting at has about 10 verses taped on my desk with clear packing tape so i can always see it, or should I say never miss it.

 

The ground game is were the real battle and the real victory is at. Yeah, I want to pray for health, blessing, honor, increase… and there is nothing wrong with that- but that my friend needs less attention than what I really need. So go to the bible, or even google if you have a hard time, but find scriptures that train your mind and your heart for battle.