Psalm 143:3
"The enemy hunts me down"
When an animal is hunted its body initiates its "Fight or Flight" Reflex. This reflex basically allows the animal to either FIGHT or FLEE with greater strength and stamina than usual!!!
In this high stress situation, when Fight or Flight is stimulated, animals have the choice to
fight or flee. Some animals, such as a bear or a lion, who are stronger and more apt to fight,
choose to fight. On the other hand some, such as a deer or a rabbit, who are not equipped to
fight, choose to flee. Or if an animal is stupid, it can just stand there and take whatever is coming to them. God has gifted all animals with this reflex, in order to survive when
hunted, including humans. When we are faced with trouble this same reflex is triggered.
God has gifted us with this response, but not only for physical use, but I believe for spiritual use too! Just as David says in Psalms, the enemy hunts us down. He does everything in His
power to get us down, beat us up, and keep us from God. Now when he pursues us, we have
a choice. We can just stand there and take a beating from Satan which leaves us depressed away from God! Or we can either stand up and fight with Gods supernatural strength, or flee the situation completely with Gods supernatural speed and stamina. Either way we have to make a choice to do something and not just stand there.
Taking this further I feel that we or at least I need to live my life in "Fight or Flight" mode all the time. It is essential to use it when we are under direct attack from the enemy, but I feel that if I live as if I'm always being hunted, then the devil will never be able to defeat me or catch me; because I am constantly fighting and running with Gods supernatural strength, speed, and stamina. He will never win, and I will never be pulled away from God.
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