Pillar of Fire & Truth Intl Mins

09/09/2026

✉️ AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BELIEVER WHO IS TIRED OF FIGHTING

Fight the Good Fight of Faith — 1 Timothy 6:12

Dear Child of God,,

I don't know what your particular fight looks like today. Perhaps you are fighting to keep believing when circumstances seem determined to give you reasons to doubt. Perhaps you are fighting to remain holy in an environment where compromise would be easier. Maybe you are fighting discouragement, temptation, weariness, disappointment, distraction, or the quiet temptation to simply stop trying.

Whatever the battle looks like, I want to remind you of something Paul told Timothy:

> “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” — 1 Timothy 6:12 (KJV)

Notice that Paul did not tell Timothy that because he was a man of God, there would be no fight. He told him to fight.

Sometimes we unconsciously imagine that strong faith means we will eventually reach a place where believing God becomes effortless, temptation disappears, opposition stops, and every morning we wake up spiritually refreshed, ready to conquer the world before breakfast. 😊 But Scripture gives us a much more realistic picture of the Christian life. There are things we must resist, truths we must defend, temptations we must flee, convictions we must maintain, and a faith we must refuse to surrender.

But Paul calls it a “good fight.”

Not every fight is worth having. Some arguments deserve nothing more than our silence. Some controversies consume energy without producing anything godly. Some battles are fueled more by pride than principle. We can spend so much time fighting people that we forget who and what we are actually supposed to be fighting for.

This fight, however, is different.

It is the fight of faith.

It is the fight to keep trusting God when you cannot trace what He is doing. It is the fight to obey His Word when disobedience would be more convenient. It is the fight to maintain integrity when compromise could open doors. It is the fight to forgive when your flesh has already prepared a five-page closing argument explaining why you should not. 😄 It is the fight to pray when you don't feel like praying, to worship when life hurts, to remain faithful when nobody applauds, and to keep walking with Christ when turning around appears easier.

Friend, being in a fight does not necessarily mean you are losing. Sometimes the fight itself is evidence that you have refused to surrender.

If temptation still has to fight you, you haven't surrendered to it.

If discouragement is telling you to quit and you are still praying, you haven't surrendered.

If circumstances are challenging your confidence in God and you are still saying, “Lord, I trust You,” you haven't surrendered.

If you fell yesterday but got back up, repented, and returned to the Lord, you haven't surrendered.

Keep fighting.

Paul continues, “lay hold on eternal life.” There is something wonderfully intentional about those words. The Christian life is not casual. Paul is directing Timothy toward the eternal reality to which God has called him. Don't become so consumed with what is happening temporarily that you loosen your grip on what matters eternally.

Some battles become overwhelming because we are staring only at now. What happened today. What somebody said yesterday. What has not changed yet. What we lost. What we expected. What hurts. What we still don't understand.

But faith lifts its eyes beyond the present moment.

There is an eternity beyond this difficulty. There is a Kingdom beyond this present world. There is a crown beyond the conflict. There is a Christ who is worth remaining faithful to.

So lay hold on eternal life.

Remember what you confessed. Remember whom you believed. Remember the Christ who saved you. Remember that Christianity was never merely about improving your temporary circumstances; God has called you to something eternal.

And please understand this: fighting the good fight does not mean pretending that you are never tired. Timothy himself needed encouragement. Paul repeatedly instructed, warned, strengthened and reminded him. Needing encouragement does not disqualify you from the fight.

There will be days when faith roars.

There will also be days when faith whispers, “Jesus, help me.”

Both can be faith.

Sometimes fighting the good fight looks dramatic. Other times it looks like getting out of bed and praying again. It looks like opening your Bible when your emotions are telling you there is no point. It looks like refusing to send that angry message. It looks like walking away from something your flesh desperately wants. It looks like apologizing. It looks like forgiving. It looks like showing up. It looks like saying no. It looks like waiting. It looks like trusting God for one more day.

And one day, if we remain faithful, we want to be able to say what Paul himself later said near the end of his journey:

> “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:” — 2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Do you see the beautiful progression?

In 1 Timothy, Paul tells Timothy, “Fight the good fight of faith.”

Later, Paul looks back over his own journey and declares, “I have fought a good fight.”

In other words, Paul wasn't asking Timothy to walk a road he himself was unwilling to travel. He knew what it meant to suffer, to endure opposition, to experience rejection, imprisonment, hardship and disappointment—and still keep the faith.

Dear believer who is tired of fighting, perhaps today you don't need another complicated instruction. Perhaps you simply need this reminder:

Don't surrender what God has called you to hold.

You may be tired, but keep the faith. You may be wounded, but keep the faith. You may not understand this season, but keep the faith. You may have cried more than you smiled lately, but keep the faith. You may have been disappointed by people you trusted, but do not allow disappointment with people to become abandonment of Christ.

And don't waste all your strength fighting battles God never assigned to you. You don't have to answer every accusation. You don't have to correct every misunderstanding. You don't have to attend every argument to which you have been unofficially invited. Save some strength for the fight that actually matters.

Fight the good fight of faith.

Fight to remain truthful.

Fight to remain holy.

Fight to remain prayerful.

Fight to remain humble.

Fight to remain forgiving.

Fight to remain obedient.

Fight to keep your heart tender toward God.

And when you become weary, remember that you are not fighting for God's love; you are walking in response to the grace and calling you have received in Christ.

One day, the fighting will be over. One day, faith will give way to sight. One day, the believer who kept getting up, kept trusting, kept repenting, kept obeying and kept following Jesus will reach the end of the course.

Until then, dear friend, don't throw away your faith because the fight became difficult.

Some things are worth fighting for.

Faith is one of them.

Fight well.

Fight faithfully.

And by the grace of God, finish with your faith still in your hands. ❤️🔥

© Pillar of Fire & Truth International Ministries (PFTIM)
Igniting Hearts with God’s Truth and Power!

09/09/2026

No matter what you are facing right now, never forget this: you are absolutely loved by God.

Let no one convince you otherwise. Let no situation cause you to question His love for you. Whatever changes around you, God’s love remains steadfast.

Allow no circumstance, no disappointment, no rejection, no hardship, and no person to draw your heart away from Him.

Hold tightly to God. Trust His heart even when you cannot understand His hand. His love is not determined by how easy your journey is or by how others treat you.

Nothing you are facing changes the fact that you are loved by God.

Stay close to Him. Keep trusting Him. Keep choosing Him.

Jesus is more than enough for you! ❤️

Rom 8: 35-39





Doreen Moore-Barrett
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A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.

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💎💎 WHEN YOU DISCOVER WHAT THE KINGDOM IS REALLY WORTH 💎💎

The Treasure Hidden in the Field — Matthew 13:44

Dear friend,

Jesus said:

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.” — Matthew 13:44 (KJV)

This is one of the shortest parables Jesus told, yet it packs tremendous truth into a single verse. A man finds treasure hidden in a field. We are not told that he went looking for it. We are not told how long it had been there, nor exactly what the treasure consisted of. Jesus keeps our attention on what matters: the man recognized its value.

Once he discovered the treasure, that field could never look ordinary to him again. Everyone else might have walked past the same piece of ground and seen nothing more than dirt, grass, and perhaps a few stones. But this man knew something they did not know: **there was treasure there.** Once he knew what was hidden in that field, everything he already possessed had to be measured against what he had discovered.

Jesus tells us that the man, “for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath.” Notice those words carefully. He sold everything, but he did it "with joy." That almost sounds contradictory until we understand why. His joy was not in losing what he possessed; his joy came from knowing that what he was gaining was worth far more to him than what he was giving up.

From the outside, someone might have looked at him and thought, "Has this man lost his mind? He is selling everything he owns for a field!” 😄 They saw the field, but **he knew about the treasure**. They saw what he was surrendering, but **he knew what he was gaining**.

There is a powerful lesson here about the Kingdom of Heaven. Sometimes people look at the Christian life primarily in terms of what believers have to “give up.” They see holiness, self-denial, obedience, sacrifice, and separation from sin, and they wonder why anyone would willingly live that way. Why do you need to protect your body? Why watch your conversation? Why dress modestly? Why forgive when you would rather retaliate? Why deny yourself? Why surrender your plans to God's will? When everyone else seems comfortable doing something, why refuse it?

The answer is not merely, **“Because Christians aren't allowed.”** The deeper answer is, we have found treasure. When we truly discover Jesus Christ and the reality of His Kingdom, we begin to see everything else differently. We have found forgiveness, truth, reconciliation with God, purpose, peace with God and the promise of eternal life. Most importantly, **we have found Christ.**

Paul understood something of this when he declared, **“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord…”** (Philippians 3:8). Paul had education, accomplishments, religious standing, and reputation, but after encountering Christ, he discovered Someone against whom everything else had to be measured.

This is why Jesus' words **“for joy thereof”** are so important. Christian surrender should never be reduced to the picture of miserable people reluctantly giving up everything enjoyable so that perhaps God will allow them into Heaven someday. We surrender because **we have discovered Someone greater**. We say no to sin because we have found something better than sin. We seek God's Kingdom because we have discovered that nothing this world offers can compare with knowing Him.

Jesus asked, **“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”** (Mark 8:36). The man in the parable recognized that what he had discovered was worth more to him than everything he presently possessed. His decision only looked foolish if you did not know about the treasure.

We must be careful, however, not to make the parable say that salvation can be purchased. Jesus is **not teaching that eternal life can be bought** with money, possessions, sacrifices or good works. Salvation is God's gift of grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8–9). The man's willingness to sell everything emphasizes the **surpassing value of the Kingdom**. Once he recognized the treasure, nothing he possessed was valuable enough to make him walk away from it.

That raises an important question for us: **Do we really understand what we have found in Christ?** If we constantly describe our faith by saying, *“Look at everything I cannot do anymore,”* perhaps we need to look again at the treasure. We have not merely stopped doing certain things; **we have been brought into a kingdom. We have not merely walked away from an old life; **we have received new life in Christ**. We have not simply surrendered; **we have gained Christ**.

When we understand the value of what we possess in Him, holiness begins to look different. Obedience looks different. Consecration looks different. Even sacrifice looks different. What appears costly to someone who sees only the field makes perfect sense to the person who knows about the treasure.

Perhaps this is also something we should remember when sharing Christ with others. Sometimes we can become so focused on telling people what they must leave behind that we fail to show them the immeasurable worth of the One we are calling them to follow. Christianity is not simply an invitation to **stop doing things**. It is an invitation to know Jesus Christ, to be reconciled to God and to enter the life of His Kingdom.

When a person genuinely encounters Christ, priorities begin to change. Values change. Desires change. Things that once appeared indispensable can begin losing their hold because something infinitely more valuable has been discovered. The man in Jesus' parable did not reluctantly sell everything while complaining all the way to the marketplace. Jesus specifically tells us that it was **“for joy thereof.”**

My friend, may we never become so accustomed to salvation that we forget the value of what we have received. May we never speak about following Jesus as though He merely came into our lives to take things away from us. **We found treasure**—treasure worth valuing, treasure worth choosing, treasure worth living for, and a Kingdom worth everything.

Others may look at our consecration and see only what we surrendered. They may look at our choices and wonder why certain things no longer appeal to us. They may see restrictions where we see freedom, sacrifice where we see privilege, and a field where we see something altogether different.

**Let them see the field. We know about the treasure.** 💎❤️🔥

**© Pillar of Fire & Truth International Ministries (PFTIM)**
*Igniting Hearts with God’s Truth and Power!*

09/06/2026

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