Thursday, September 18th, 2025
As I continue to think about Charlie Kirk’s passing and the impact he had (and is still having), I have taken much time to process where I am at in my own life. Now hear me out. I am in no way thinking I need to be Charlie. It’s just that as I see the incredible boldness and impact that he had I have been taking the time to gauge my boldness and seriousness on the path God has for me.
I have mentioned before that fear and anxiety have been a struggle for all of my life. While I am on the path to healing, there are many days where I question my progress. On many occasions, I give the enemy more power than I should. He knows my weaknesses and I get into a rut of not using the right tools to get myself out. Psalm 78:9-10 paints this exact picture:
9 The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows,
Turned back in the day of battle.
10 They did not keep the covenant of God;
They refused to walk in His law,
We know the power of repentance, prayer, resting in God, declaring scripture out loud and putting on the full armor, but then we turn back from the battle. What is it that keeps us from courageously entering the battle?
God has given us each specific gifts. The enemy knows this and often finds ways to keep us bound and paralyze these giftings. We, like much of our culture, spend so much time focused on our weaknesses that we miss the strengths God wants to release in the midst. We spend so much time pursuing self-help, because then we think then we will be ready for God to use us. The problem with this is that instead of our focus being on God, it’s on us. Yes, there are times for healing and times we need a little self-introspection to deal with some junk. God will direct that when it’s necessary. An issue arises when our healing is all we can think about. Or worse yet, when our lack of whatever we think we need causes us to lose hope in God or turn to other comforts.
Charlie found his calling early and he pursued it wholeheartedly. He had so many haters and people that were offended by him. If he was more concerned about himself and his reputation he would have given up a long time ago. But he didn’t. He knew God was calling him to impact a generation and he boldly stayed that course, to the point of being martyred for it. Are we that confident in our calling that we will stay the course no matter our weaknesses, sufferings or blows to our earthly reputation? That to me is the definition of heavenly boldness. I want that.
Final Thoughts…
Take a minute today and see where your focus is. Is it on your mental health, physical health, relationship issues, financial issues, or is it on God? Are you giving your time, energy and resources to the “issues” in your life or the God that has already overcome all of them? God is heartily challenging me on this topic, and I believe there are many others in my shoes. Are we going to let the enemy steal our giftings or are we going to allow God to grow them? Are we giving the enemy authority or using the authority Jesus gave us? Are we looking for the missing link in our healing or are we trusting that God is that missing link? Is our identity in our brokenness or the boldness of the Lion?