Today’s movie told the story of boxer, George Foreman. Raised in poverty, he learned to fight young. After brief training, he won the gold for the US at the Olympics. What followed was amazing success in the boxing world. He became dominant in the sport and achieved wealth, the likes of which he had never known. Even with all of this success, he was losing in ways that mattered most. His marriage was failing and he had fallen away from the faith of his youth. He stepped away from boxing and found his footing in life again. Unfortunately, he discovered his wealth was being mismanaged and was nearly gone. An unlikely return to the ring at the age of 45 marked one of the biggest comebacks in sports history, earning him the title of World Heavyweight Champ. He went on to make wise business decisions, setting himself, his family, and his outreach organizations up for long-term financial security. 

Early on, George’s coach encourages him to keep his opponent from getting under his skin and instead focus on the mental strategy. The opponent has a strategy to defeat him and he needs to have a strategy to keep that from happening. 

It’s a mental battle - fights are both won and lost in the mind first. 

2 Corinthans 10:5 tells us to take every thought captive.

When it's time to fight, we don't fight alone.

We pray.

We seek God boldly

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