You didn’t even try

 

 

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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In the movie 3 O’clock high we see a perfect blend of anxiety, peer pressure, intimidation and young love to make it a fun movie for you to watch with your kids… but today we are talking about just one simple line in the move that steals the show! 

 

The movie is truly a classic. the young Jerry gets in trouble with the bully Buddy and he tries everything to get out of fighting him… nothing works and finally he pays off the bully…thinking he has now solved all his problems… but wait, you quickly realize in this scene that the fight was not the real problem… the real problem was the FEAR of fighting. Once Jerry pays off Buddy, Buddy snaps at him with disdain and says “You’re the biggest pussy I ever met in my life,” says Buddy. “You didn’t even try. How does that feel?”

 

It actually shakes Jerry to the core and he tells Buddy the fight is back on… If you want to know what happens I suggest you rent the movie. Its worth it.

 

Hey I am not here to brag. I have been in my fair share of fights… but there is one day I backed down from a fight and honestly it still haunts me more than any of the beatings I took in the other scrapes. I wish to this day I could go back and step up to that guy and go at it.

 

I didn’t even try… the worse feeling in the world might be just those words uttered as we are in heaven and Jesus looks at us and says “you didn’t even try! 

 

Rev. 21:18 the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Oh wait a second I forgot the first part of the verse… The cowardly and the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

And this is Jesus stating basically “you didn’t even try”… you coward. 

Remember what we talked about a few days ago…

2 tim. 1:7 For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power

 

So how does one step from being a coward and fearful in their walk with God to being filled with his power? Well Fear leaves when action starts.

You are afraid to witness? Then witness and watch the fear leave

You are afraid to pray for someone? Then pray and watch the fear leave.

You are afraid to speak out in faith? Then speak out in faith and watch the fear leave. 

Its simply this… when we allow the Holy Spirit to take over we get out of the way. He’s not afraid, he is not fearful, he does not coward… and he is in us. He flows with his boldness in us.