FIGHT TO THE DEATH OR GO HOME

When the Israelites went to war, only those who were ready and willing to fight to the death actually went to battle. Deuteronomy 20:5-9 lays it out. If someone was engaged, bought a field or a house, or were afraid of the battle, they were sent home. God is calling for an army that is willing to FIGHT. He's provided a way out, and I don't think it's a strategy of guilt or shame, but it's a true thing.

If your family is more important than the cause you are fighting for, GO HOME.
If your posessions are more important than the battle you are grappling with, GO HOME.
If anything in your life would be considered 'unfinished business' if you died on the field today, GO HOME and GET IT DONE.

I'm tired of seeing soldiers who have entered into battle and forgotten to count the cost. There is a war going on and it is real. It is not against flesh and blood, "but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places]." (Eph 6:12)

There is also a training ground. It's all around you if you have eyes to see it. Victory is found in the Word, so use it. If you don't know how, ask someone who does. The war is won, but the battle is raging! Will you be a part?