There are things you'll never know about God until you go through certain struggles with His help. Usually you appreciate His 'keeping power' only when you're under attack. It's then that something you've read weeks before comes to your aid, just when you need it most. God told His people, 'Jericho is yours, but you'll have to march round it seven times and drive out the inhabitants.' Unfortunately, we've been taught today that anything that comes against us can be removed, confessed away, or cast out. We say, 'I'm a Christian, I don't have to take that! Think: being a Christian means your whole foundation rests on a Man who endured all manner of abuse and was crucified. He's the One who said, 'If you're going to follow Me, take up your cross.' How can the cross symbolize our faith, if we teach that with enough faith you don't have to have a cross? What will you say when you get to heaven, and the saints of the ages tell you about being tortured, beheaded, and skinned alive for the cause of Christ? Can you imagine telling them, 'They put me in charge of the church spaghetti dinner, and nobody brought the salad!' A lot of us will be sitting in the back row with our heads down, saying, 'Thank you, Lord, for letting me in. I'm just glad to be hanging out with these good brothers and sisters.' Hey, if you want to celebrate with the victors, you've got to be willing to fight the battles!