BELIEVER IN CHRIST AS MY BEST FRIEND

  But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge. PSALMS 94:22 STR ONGHOLD- Definition:  a stronghold, fortress Usage:  a fortress, strong defense, stronghold.  a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack: "their mountain strongholds fell to enemy attack" a  place   that   has   been   fortified   so   as   to   protect   it   against   attack ; 1.  (Fortifications)   a   defensible   place;   fortress 2.  a  major   centre  or  area  of  predominance 2ND COR. 10:3-4  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses The power of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens which were in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds. JUDGES 6:2 2ND SAMUEL 5:9  DAVID  lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built

  Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. PROVERBS 16:18 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”JAMES 4:6 T his is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the LORD. 25  “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh— 26  Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the wilderness in distant places. For all these nations are really uncircumcised, and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”JEREMIAH 9:23 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. PROVERBS 16:19

  To   brandish   something is to wave it about aggressively, as one might   brandish   a sword or tennis racket (if it's a particularly intense game). BRANDISH  often implies that a person is wielding a physical weapon. In fact,  brandish  comes from the archaic French word  brandir , meaning "sword." However, it’s also possible to brandish objects that aren’t weapons. If you win a bowling tournament, for example, you might be inclined to brandish your shiny new trophy in front of the other competitors. Be careful, though; they might mistake your trophy for a "brandir" and respond accordingly.  Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. PSALMS 35:3 The descendants of Levi will surround the king, brandishing weapons in their hands, and anybody who enters the Temple will be killed. Stay near the king wherever he enters and leaves." 2 CHRONICLES 23:7 And I have made many peoples astonished a