Publisher's Synopsis
The Making of a Warrior Bible Study Workbook and its designated parts outline a process that will shape, mold, forge, and transform your daily life with God. Every man's life consists of a journey that will present many crossroads, options, or choices. These intersections in life can be challenging. Often they become defining moments in our life that take us down a road we never intended to travel. Based on one's choices, the result can be a blessing or a curse, good or evil, increase or decrease. Let this study be a starting point in your life, from which you will make wise decisions that will impact your life in a positive way. It is my greatest desire for your life to be transformed by this study, whether through personal encounters and responses to the challenging questions or just by listening to responses of others around you if involved in a group study setting. My passion is that you will be a man after God's own heart. Allow yourself to be influenced by the Word of God. Let the Holy Spirit of God give you guidance, wisdom, and instruction to navigate successfully through your daily life. It is essential to humble yourself in order to receive all that God has for you through this study. Life is not about how you start, but how you finish!What others say about the study: My dear brother in Christ, I congratulate you! You are about to embark on a journey oflife-changing proportions. This bible study will deepen your understanding of God's Word and its life-enhancing and life-changing truth. The Christian life is a journey. Most of the time a journey is completed in stages. Stages indicate that there is a process involved in reaching the destination. In the Christian life, the destination is holiness of life. God uses his divine process to bring us to holiness. This process involves his methods that will take us step by step to where he accomplishes his purpose for our life. Jeremiah 29:11 says, "I [God] have a plan [process and purpose] for you and it is a good plan-a plan to prosper you."Like any journey one decides to take, there is anticipation or dread. The journey can be delightful or a drudgery. Your attitude in this study will determine its impact upon your life. My prayer is that as you engage in this study of God's Word, you will recognize it as one aspect or event of God's divine process to lead you toward a life of holiness. If you will allow God to work in your life, he can and will use this study to move you closer to knowing him more intimately.So, my brother, I encourage you to anticipate and enjoy God's revelation for your life.Steve GehringTo the reader and student of "Making a Spiritual Warrior"," I would like to provide you with my strongest endorsement of this study. I think you'll find, as I did, that you will be challenged as you progress through these lessons. During this study, you will have to look inward and examine your relationship not only with God but also with your family and those you call friends. I know you will find, as you participate with your group, that the author has provided you with the biblical tools to become the strongest warrior and man after God's own heart you possibly can be. I was personally challenged by the study to take a hard look at my relationship with the Lord. By answering honestly the questions in the lessons, I understood that my own walk had blind spots that needed to be addressed in order for me to grow closer to God. I challenge you to have the courage of a warrior and to use this study to examine your own walk. Enjoy the study and your journey as you discover just what it takes to become a warrior for Christ. Challenge yourself and those in your group to answer the questions without fear or judgment. Decide for yourself today that you will finish what you have started and learn as much as possible from God's Word. See you on the high ground. Joel Hardin