When your in training to be in the 'front lines' of conflict you need to be physically, mentally and emotionally prepared. This speech correlated to our Spiritual struggle as we advance the Kingdom of God on earth. I was inspired by McRaven's speech on a video on YouTube, I'm sure this speech and encouragement will help you prepare yourself to service in the kingdom of God. God bless you! Every morning in basic SEAL training, my instructors, who at the time were all Vietnam veterans, would show up in my barracks room and the first thing they would inspect was your bed. If you did it right, the corners would be square, the covers pulled tight, the pillow centered just under the headboard and the extra blanket folded neatly at the foot of the rack — that's Navy talk for bed. It was a simple task — mundane at best. But every morning we were required to make our bed to perfection. It seemed a little ridiculous at the time, particularly in light of the fact that ...
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