The Battle's Won

Do you ever feel like the pressures of this life are going to crush you? We woke up to one of those days today and as I was getting around this morning, I began to hear my sweet Lover sing me a song...I'm beginning to recognize these times quickly, and I dash for my computer ready to spill it out on paper. How He longs to sing over us - to hide us in the shelter or shadow of His wings! When we're tired, depressed, lonely, stressed out, or just plain mad - He understands. It's one of the reasons He went to the cross. So we can access His grace, rest in Him, and live life to the fullest. We fight and claw our way through this life, "kicking against the goads" (which simply means to keep offering vain and perilous resistance), when Jesus is trying to get our attention to let us know that He's already won the battle. Does that mean that we never fight the enemy? Of course not. The battle is very real and we are called upon at times to fight with all our might. But this is a different battle - this is the battle we fight with selfishness. The temptation to focus on ourselves and our rights and what we don't have yet and what we are sure we deserve and on and on...I believe the true battle against the enemy can be energizing! But these everday battles with our selfish will and pride are what zap the energy from us. That's when we're drained of strength. Rest in what Christ has accomplished - realize that you don't have to take care of you - that's God's territory. Look up and look around at those people God is bringing into your life so you can model His love for them. I think it's in that place that you'll find peace.