I am a soldier.

I was thinking last night as i swept the floor at the french press (my second job) about how I am fighting a war. This is a spiritual war. All unsaved people are going to Hell. It’s not a fun truth and I don’t necessarily like to say it out loud, but it is the truth. If we have not accepted Jesus’ free gift of salvation we are not able to go to heaven.

All the kids, teens, and adults that we are teaching in these 5-day clubs are going to Hell if they are not saved. Satan has these people in his grasp. My job as a soldier is to free them.

I thought of how soldiers on earth go to war and fight, they get tired, they get discouraged, just like we will this summer.

Every morning we need to make a choice. Who will we serve? If we are fighting for God, we have  to give it our all. If that means waking up early and being super enthusiastic, then that is what we must do. we cant go half-ers.

Every morning I need to put on the full armor of God. He has given me this armor for a reason, and that’s because we need it.

I am a person who loves symbolism. For my birthday I received a cross necklace. Small, not super noticeable, except to me. I take it off every night before i go to sleep, and in the morning i make a choice. I pick up the necklace and put it on, and to me, this symbolizes me making a choice to serve God. To be part of his army and to fight with everything I have. It may seem silly to some people, but this is how I make sure I make the choice every morning before I begin my day.

One last thing. In war, soldiers get exhausted. They may feel as if they cant go on, and we may feel like this to this summer, but we have a huge advantage! And that is Jesus, he will renew our strength to do his will. And we never have to do it on our own, EVER!!

Andra Ramstead

Hey, my name is Andra Ramstead. This is my first year teaching 5 day clubs and i am really excited to see what God will do this summer. Prayer requests: (1) That i will not allow discouragement to get me down. (2) That i will trust God, wherever he leads. (3) That i will be able to calm down, when my thoughts are all over the place and i start to freak out.