You Think You're Ready?

No soldier is sent to battle without proper training.  As a soldier of Christ, you are no different.  In the modern military, soldiers go through what is known as Basic Training.  There, they learn how to be a strong member of their new team, the standing orders that they need to follow, and how to keep themselves battle ready.  God would never send you to battle unprepared. 
 
As the author of Hebrews wrote:  "...you still need someone to teach you the basic truths of God's word. You have become people who need milk instead of solid food.  For everyone who lives on milk is still a baby and does not yet know the difference between right and wrong.  But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil." (Hebrews 5:12-14)

If you ask anyone if they are a good person, they will undoubtedly answer "yes".  It is because we all try to judge ourselves according to our standards.  But God's standards are higher than most people know.  We all fall short, but God has a plan of salvation.  It starts with enlisting by accepting Jesus as your personal savior, and being born again.  The next step is to train for battle.    

If you aren't sure if your ready, you might want to:

If you think you are ready: