No Reserves No Retreat No Regrets

Session 2: No Retreat • 37

I. Set the Stage: Why does it seem so easy to quit and give up sometimes, and really hard to stand up against the enemy?

First Signs of New Life: Learning to Take Sides

One of the consequences of sin is that it makes the sinner pity himself instead of causing him to turn to God. One of the first signs of new life is that the individual takes sides with God against himself. ~ Donald Grey Barnhouse

Answer why you think some Christians are prone to retreat.

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1. I am most likely to give in to sin when I neglect spending time with my fellow soldiers in Christ.

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2. Everyone who lives godly in Christ will certainly be tempted to quit.

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3. The time the enemy is most likely to attack us is when we are broken and hurting, when we are humbled and yielded before the Lord. 4. The Word of God in the heart is the best remedy in fighting the temptation to give up in the midst of a fierce spiritual battle. 5. Fellowship with others can’t guarantee victory; if you win, you win for yourself, and if you lose, you lose for yourself.

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6. Fervent, constant prayer is God’s antidote against giving in to fear, to retreat.

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7. You can always say no to any temptation or attack the devil designs against us; we do not have to accept his lies in anything or in any matter.