Good Morning Sunshine! God Will Fight Your Battles, If You Would Only Be Still! 

Philippians 1:27-28 NLT ~ “Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News. [28] Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself.”

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Choose your battles wisely?” A good leader knows it’s a mistake to try and fight to many battles at once; because you will spread yourself out too thin and this makes you vulnerable to the enemy! You do know that the same thing is true in your natural life! You need to avoid undue stress, stop letting every little thing upset you, choose your battles wisely! Stop making mountains out of molehills! Before you devote your time, energy, and emotion to a problem, ask yourself how important it is and is it really worth your energy!

Now there are some battles you have to fight and then there are some that you need to bow out of because they aren’t worth your time or energy, Proverbs 19:11, “A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” Your wisdom can yield patience; sometimes, the best way to win is not to fight at all! Embrace the gift of letting certain battles pass you by without you saying a mumbling word! Then there are battles that you cannot afford to surrender too, because your life depends on it, you just have to figure out what battlefield you’re willing to die on, then take your stand! 

Remember the Word, “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:11! Look at how many battles Joshua had to fight in Jericho, he fought at least thirteen different battles, and he defeated thirty-one kings in the process, and here’s the thing, those kings did not surrender without a fight. A fight requires two opposing opponents to do battle! But God! But when God is with you, and the battle has been ordered and ordained by Him, you will win! God plus you are the majority, and you will be undefeated! 

We always like to talk about the battle between David and Goliath, it was God ordained, He went in God’s strength, (people will count you out when they look at you in the natural, but when it’s God, you will have supernatural abilities) it wasn’t about the size of the giant it was about the faith that David had and that gave him the strategy on how to defeat the enemy, one smooth pebble caused the giant to tumble, fall and die! Pick your battles like a well-seasoned commander, recognizing the movement and flow of life’s seasons! The question becomes which fight is for you and which ones are not, every fight is not worth your energy or like Paul, it’s not even worth the ink on the paper! The battles that God has ordained for you to fight, He already has a strategy for you to win! Trust and Believe! 

Don’t be drawn into every fight that comes your way! Don’t be drawn into every confrontation that the enemy wants to drag you into! Don’t allow yourself to become a part of needless battles that God Himself does not want you to fight, this is how and why you have had to deal with some unwanted warfare, you fought in a fight that wasn’t for you! Don’t get into battles just because you have what it takes to fight; just because God allowed you to fight a battle before and win, does not mean He has authorized you to fight again right now! Sit Still! This may be the time when God says the enemy you see now, you won’t ever see again! Exodus 14:14, “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Starting today, learn the difference between the major matters and the minor matters. Moses was a great leader, but he exhausted himself because he tried to do everything by himself. Perhaps he thought he had to do so, since he was the leader in charge. And maybe you may feel you have to do it, but you need to know that you don’t have to do everything by yourself! You need to discern between the battles that God wants you to fight and the ones He wants you to avoid. Discern between the times you need to speak up and the times you need to be silent! Discern between the times you need to fight and defeat those that are against you and the times you simply need to walk away from those that are against you (God got this)! Don’t be counted amongst them that were consumed by battles that should have been avoided. Choose your battles wisely. Discern between the battles you should fight and the ones you need to flee from! 

The Word of God will lead you to strategic scriptures that will help you navigate the battlefield! Choose your battles wisely, embrace the wisdom of the Word, and a spirit that knows when to wield the Sword and when to sheath it! May your battles be short and your victories sweet, as you move forward as a Kingdom Warrior to a life well-lived with God! 

Let’s Pray:

Father, Thank You! Father, keep me from being consumed by things that are not the main thing, which is You! Father guide me with Your wisdom so that I may discern well, Father, give me the humility to reach out for help when I need it most. Father go ahead of me and make every crooked place straight, strengthen me for the battles that You have ordained for me to be a part of, for every battle is not a physical battle. Father help me discern between the physical and spiritual battles and teach me how to use my weapons correctly to defeat the enemy. Father for those battles that I am not to fight, give me wisdom to be still and quiet and to know that You are God and that You are taking care of everything that concerns me. Father I desire to be obedient to Your Will, Way and Word. Father, Thank You for I know that You are fighting all of my battles just for me. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen

Blessings…

Minister Jean