Let's get personal for a minute...the enemy is on a prowl. The battles are becoming intense and if you aren't feeling one of your own right now, flip on the news. Our adversary apparently senses that the last days are here as well because time is drawing near. The liar knows his time is about up period. As Children of the Most High, the battle isn't ours to fight. His word promises us that. Take Him at His word sweet child...God said stand firm, don't be afraid, and don't be discouraged. He never said the battle was ours to fight. God never promised it would be easy, but when it starts to feel like a battle...one it probably is and two it's probably not anything He intended for you to fight on your own. He knows what you can handle, He knows what you are ready for, and He knows how strong you are. Let that truly sink in....so many times we say God don't you know I'm not strong enough...when He's sitting there going oh but Child I know you better than you know yourself. God knows the timing of everything, EVEN the things the enemy is throwing in your path. That is a shouting truth right there....God's not surprised by things even the the things that hurt. Sometimes it's a battle you need Him to fight, sometimes it is tears that you need Him to dry, and sometimes it's carrying time. There are moments that hit in life when God doesn't expect you to fight the battle, He knows it hurts, and He just says Child let me Carry you.
There are also going to be battles when your flesh wants to respond. When your flesh wants to defend and stand up...it's in those moments when we have to breathe. We have to take that minute to let God be God and remember who Our Defender really is. He didn't create us to have to defend ourselves, He died on the cross to take care of that for us. He loves us that much.
We are living in the times Joel wrote about in verse 28. I know I have said that for a couple of months, but turn on the news....it's happening. There is a war going on that we can't see. Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but it's in a realm we can't see. That's why we have to stay connected to what God is saying...cause it's a realm He can see. He can see what's going on, that's where that whisper of "Child Hang on.." comes from. He can see what's being said, that's where that whisper of "Child just be still" comes from.
I don't know what you are fighting this week or even what you are feeling, but God does. He gets it. He knows right where you are at...and guess what He knows how you are going through this thing that your feelings told you was going to take you under. (God is bigger than feelings..). Trust God with the details and then leave it with Him. He can handle it...and He can also give you the strength to do it His way. When His power rises up, you respond with His response and you engage in the battle He designed for you to fight. Your armor was meant for the battle He designed not the one you choose to fight. (ouch..that'll preach...). Take time this week to let Him speak peace and confidence in you. Not to anything you can do, but to everything He can do through you. Greater is the One on the inside of you than he that is in the world. Walk in victory period!
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