MAKE ALL YOUR MOVES… GOD MOVES.
Continuing with our Chess analogies to drive home a few keys points on the art of spiritual warfare, I want you all to know that it is not necessary to learn the game of chess. Chess is the metaphor that I am using to place emphasis on the need to focus and the absolute requirement that we approach the outside world each day with intentionality of purpose, knowing that your spiritual opposition is out there – and is seeking an opportunity to devour.
The Word of GOD requires intentionality. The fact is, it deserves it more than any other area of your life in which we choose to focus.
A doctor studies for years before entering into their field of specialty. One automatically trust that their doctor consumes every available piece of intelligence on their area of expertise- especially if they have designs on becoming an expert in their field. Yet, no one ever says to them, “It doesn’t take all that!” In regards to developing your skills in spiritual matters, everyone feels entitled to weigh in and disparage, “your purpose and intentionality” when it comes to focusing on the Word of GOD in order to develop your ‘expertise’ on spiritual matters… they encourage you to lower the standard of what is required to excel.
Don’t listen to them! Don’t even entertain the thought!
(I’m encouraging you to remain committed, consecrated and dedicated to your studies in the Word. You will see signs following).
No one wants a doctor who knows a little something-something about his so called field of science, right? Your pursuit of excellence in wisdom, knowledge and understanding in the Word of GOD is the highest calling above any field of expertise on earth. I’m just taking this moment to commend you for it! Those who are in pursuit of the highest and most excellent relationship with the Kingdom of Heaven, are in the business of caring for souls, and you will know them by their fruit— as you do in any of the kingdoms of this world!
Focus and intentionality are the foundation of your ability to attain and retain access to the highest dimension of destiny in Christ. This is not just a ‘saying’ or a ‘truism.’ It’s just true.
So, find the ‘one thing’ that demands your full focus and intentionality (kah-vah-nah) and utilize it as a methodology that assist you in cultivating your focus. Chess makes me to continually seek the connections that are right in front of me. Ones that can easily become obscured due to all of the other distractions around them.
Today, I want to demonstrate this principle to you by drawing from an example in the game of chess. However, the same principle applies to EVERY field of study and practice that exist.
You have to stay focused on the primary objectives (take out the kingdoms of darkness, bind the strongman and dismantle your opponents strategies against you), and do not get pulled out by all of the DISTRACTIONS!
Put your focus on His Word and not all the other voices trying to lead you away!
It’s Your Move!
Fortunately for you, the Bishop and the Queen are lined up in UNITY, and this next move can eliminate their Dark Horse and pose a threat to his King.
The grey dots pinpoint the territory the Queen can posses. You have to look close to see that the dark horse has a target on it too.
Both your Bishop and your Queen have the dark horse in their sights. They are in a position – due to some earlier decisions – to work together.
It’s your move, so the dark horse has no options! It will be taken out of play by Your Queen or Your Bishop. Either way, you have the horseman completely immobilized and helpless.
What’s the best move to make?
What’s the Call?
You decide to deploy the Queen – take out the Dark Horse – pose an imminent threat to the King of Darkness and push him back. Amen.
Note: Your King can only make one move at a time and as you can see by the grey dots – there’s still no threat approaching the King – and there’s no need to move him – no immediate danger.
You eliminated the Dark Horse and caused the King of Darkness to back up!
Great! You sent a strong message. The enemy had to flee! How do you keep the pressure on and win the day?
Let’s look at the NEW options of Your Queen…
Excellent Decision!
With the Queen at D6; the King of Darkness is in check AGAIN and has to flee! with the Bishop is continuing to cover the diagonal plane. Now the Queen can eliminate the Rook of Darkness.
Queen takes B8.
So how does this translate to real life application?
At every stage you beheld the Queen and the Bishop working together. Unified. The Bishop laying down cover and protecting the way of escape.
You saw calculations and assessments being made in real time. No knee jerk reactions to provocations, no rash (emotional) decisions, you maximized your resources in a way that utilized their strengths and positions on the board. You eliminated threats, immobilized the enemy, held your territory and took more ground in the Kingdom.
I’d call that a Good Day in the Kingdom of Heaven here on Earth!
In the next post (#3 in this series) I’m going to show you a perfect- overlooked portion of scripture (in Christendom) that provides an excellent example of being overtaken by your own self destructive behaviors and emotions.
I’m choosing what I believe will be a teaching that you have not heard before, so that there will be no preconceived notions as to the outcome or biased by any other teachings. I want you to look at a teaching with fresh eyes, so that we can address another goal of this teaching…
Eliminating DEADLY Distractions.
By virtue of hearing a teaching for the first time, all the other voices are silenced. You can learn something that the LORD wants to reveal to you without the noise.
In this teaching you are going to see someone being pulled out of their purpose and calling. Someone who was designated for destiny, but allowed provocations and anger to take it all away. They took themselves out of destiny. All the adversary had to do was find another open vessel to provoke them to wrath…
…and thats all it took for them to make a deadly decision.
In today’s lesson on spiritual chess, I spoke about getting in your own way. Becoming THE BLOCK to your own destiny.
The Children of GOD have some very powerful tools in their quiver (aka toolkit). Today’s focus….
Don’t get in your own way!
Tomorrow’s focus… Eliminating deadly decisions… you have to see the enemy coming, know the tactics, plots, plans and strategies and it has to become more than head knowledge. You have to see them in real time.
Tomorrow… No Chess – Just the text (of scripture).
Original photograph taken by Renae B on date and time and location listed above, that I promised to include. My apologies for the delay. I sent the post and then remembered I had not included it❤️
