Rabbi Schneider - Warrior, Rise Up
Beloved Exodus 15:3 says, "The Lord is a warrior, the Lord is His name". You know some of us have more of a warrior spirit than others. We're all wired differently. Some of us are more gentle. Some of us are more outgoing. Some of us are more reserved. But the thing is, we need to be able to take out of the reservoir of the Lord within us that which is necessary for every situation. And sometimes it's necessary in life to be warrior, to make hard decisions, to make decisions that might be very hard for us in the natural to do.
Think for example of Abraham. Abraham was a very kind and loving person, but there were certain times in his life he had to be ruthless and be a warrior in order for him to obey God. For example, when the Lord spoke to Abraham and said, "I want you to leave your father. I want you leave your relatives. I want you to leave this place where you're familiar and I want you to follow me". That took a warrior spirit in Abraham to rise up, to cut off his past, to enter into the future and into the destiny that God had for him. There may be certain things in your life that you've been tolerating and God doesn't want you to tolerate them any longer. There may be certain changes in your life that need to be made, but you haven't made them because you're afraid it's gonna hurt somebody or you have felt passive in your spirit.
I want to say to you today, that one of the attributes of your Father is that He's a warrior and as His child, He's imparted that same ability to you. So I say to you today in the name of the Lord, rise up and be the warrior that Father has called you to be and make those decisions and take those actions that Hashem is asking you to take in your life.