For the last couple months I have spent one evening a week with seven of the most amazing young men who happen to be world changers. I named "The Young Guns!"
Together we have gone through the book "The Way of the Warrior" by Erwin McManus.
The story is told of the 300 Spartans from Greece who have been sent by the Spartan King to go and hold off the Persian army at the mountain pass of Thermopylae long enough for them to prepare for battle.
At this confrontation, Xerxes, son of Persia yells across to Leonidas, "Throw down their weapons!" Leonidas yells back, "Come and get them!" Xerxes yells back, "If I have all of my archers shoot at once, the sun will go out!" Leonidas yells back, "Well then, we will fight you in the dark!"
Many think of a warrior as one who dominates with strength and power. But "The Way of the Warrior" has taught us there is a greater quest - to encounter for the first time, true inner peace. Erwin says, "The battle is fierce. It rages around us and inside us. Sometimes the greatest enemies, the greatest challenges we face are within. By following the Code of the Warrior, freedom awaits, along with your most powerful future."
May Our Heavenly Father's presence come to you today and engage your hearts and minds as we continue to follow the Ways of Jesus.
Paul
