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Day Seven – Enough is Enough!

When David said, “We must go and fight and take it all back!” they took action. There is a time to weep. There is a time to seek God’s face.

Then there is a time to dry the tears, grab your sword, and do battle!

That’s what David and his mighty warriors did. They chased down the Amalekites, cleaned them out, and took back what the enemy had stolen plus more! Sometimes you have to get fed up and then get fired up!

Change has to happen, and it has to happen now.

Will you drop out because you are weary and discouraged, or will you strengthen yourself in the Lord and press on in the fight?

On September 11, 2001, United Airlines flight 93 was somewhere over Pennsylvania when hijacked by terrorists. The passengers found out that other planes had crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. They realized that the terrorists’ plan was to use their plane as a missile targeting perhaps the White House or Capitol in Washington, DC.

Thirty-two-year-old Todd Beamer, along with Mark Bingham, Tom Burnett, and Jeremy Glick, knew it was time to rise up and take action to stop another major terrorist attack from happening. After the men contemplated, they knew what had to be done, even though it would mean the loss of their own lives.

The men formed a plan and surged forward to retake the plane from the hijackers. As the attack began, Todd Beamer stated those famous words, “Let’s roll.” Flight 93 crashed that day in the hills of Pennsylvania and no one survived. But as a result, hundreds, if not thousands, of lives were saved.

God is calling out to men today. It is time to fight, men. Let’s roll!

Was this plan helpful to you? It was adapted from my book Take It Back: Reclaiming Biblical Manhood for the Sake of Marriage, Family, and Culture.