Warrior for God with Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin - CMAW 018

What You'll Hear:

• Lt. Gen. Boykin's amazing military experiences as well as his work supporting faith, family and freedom at the Family Research Council
• It's a mistake to say God is in control because we're saying we're not going to do anything.  God has the ultimate say but He works through us
• "There's so much evil in our country today and in the world today that somebody has to stand up to it.  Psalm 94 says 'Who will take a stand against this evil for me, who will stand up to these doers of iniquity?' That's talking to us."
• The warrior says "No, I've got something that I'm fighting for".  A statement from WWII says "The soldier does not fight because he hates the enemy in front of him, he fights because he loves what's behind him".  We fight because we love our family, our country, our faith.  We have an obligation to get in the battle.
• The Pharisees in the Bible prayed so others could hear them.  We should pray from our heart, and God understands what's in your heart.  The words don't really matter.  
• In 1980 while standing in the Iranian dessert, 45 members of Delta Force were trapped in a fiery wreckage and Boykin prayed a 10 second prayer from the depths of his heart and they were miraculously saved.
• Though Boykin had individuals persecute him for his faith while in the Army, there was no institutional bias against him expressing his faith.  He just took it because he knew they were just trying to find the truth. 
• "You don't have to be perfect, but you have to live your faith.  Let people see that that's real, because in many cases that's exactly what they're looking for."
• "When you talk the talk but don't walk the walk, you hurt a lot of people"
• After being shot in Grenada, the doctors said they needed to remove his arm, but he said they needed to think about plan B, and that God was going to heal him.
• During the Black Hawk Down events, the nurse told him the injured doctor next to him was dead, but Boykin kept praying and that doctor is now alive and well in Virginia and a Sunday School teacher, which is the basis for Boykin's book "Never Surrender".  "As long as you can pray, God can move...you just have to do what God's called you to do, and He'll do the rest"
• "As Christians and Americans we have a responsibility to do the best we can, and we've honored God and we've set an example in some way.  To me that's excellence"
• His life verse is Jeremiah 33:3 "Call unto me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things".
• Suggestions for listening on your commute include John Maxwell leadership teaching and the Bible in various translations.
• Final thoughts: "Right now is a time when we as Christians need to be deeply involved in the political process...we need to vote, we need to get other people registered and encourage them to vote...for those who are called we need to run for office.  The most important office in your town is the school board.  The second most important is the city council...Don't tell me that you think the church should stay out of politics, I think that's one of the most damaging and misguided statements."
• To learn more, check out www.KingdomWarriors.net 

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