The Battle

In a church in a distant land, I was ministering and their were lives being changed. A friend that was working with me. He drove a bus. He encouraged people that we were bringing to the church. We had spent time together, eating meals together, laughing together and just doing the work of God together. This man had been in church for a long time. He was my friend.

He came to me after having spent years together and begin speaking evil things about me and even threaten to kill me with a gun. I tried to reason with him. I tried to express my side of things. I tried to show him the truth. But he refused to listen. It was like no matter what I said, it went in one ear and out the other. He had already made up his mind. He pushed a side our years of friendship and working together for this moment in time of disagreement for something that was not anything.

Yes, it made me angry. I got up and walked away. I had to because I was getting ready to fight. I felt threatened and I wanted to protect myself and my family. These thoughts struck me in my mind. At that moment, I felt as though I was fighting a loosing battle.

So I got into prayer and said, “God forgive me, but what did I do to him? Why is he treating me like this?” God spoke to me and stated, “This is my battle. Take your hands off of it.” Then I realized and was reminded of the scripture.

“Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.” 2 Chronicles 20:15

Then I remembered another scripture.

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12

What am I saying? Sometimes we get into a battle that does not belong to us. But because we put our hands into it, God steps back and says, “Go ahead and take care of this.” And he is waiting for us to understand and realize that we can not make any changes in this battle. Because it is NOT our battle to fight but it is God’s.

So with that stated, after spending time in prayer, I prayed for that man. And God took care of those things. After loosing everything, his wife, his truck, his home, his job, finding himself living on the street. He realized what he had done and came to me and apologized to me. God will fight for you. So take your hands out of the battle and let HIM fight for you.

What are you fighting?

What is your strategy?

Is it prayer? Turning it over to God?

Will you give it to Him?