It's Not Yours

This is what the LORD says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's.’ ~ 2 Chronicles 20:15

Have you noticed lately that there are obstacles in your way?  Things are trying to grab you attention and make you focus on those things so that you will not have peace?  You are so busy focusing on your illness, your car issues, your lack of help, your past, problems with your children, issues with your spouse, bills you don’t know how you’ll pay, etc., that you have forgotten what peace feels like.  You are so distracted that if someone tells you to trust in the Lord, you’re almost more likely to give them a sarcastic comeback than a genuine thank you.  I’m reading a book right now called, Redemption, by Mike Wilkerson.  In this book we are told that this life we are living is not our story… It’s God’s and He is the main character (27).  Life is about perspective and if we will remember that this is God’s story and we are simply characters in the story He is telling, then we will be able to rest in Him, knowing that He really does have our backs and the outcome really does rest in and with Him.  One of the things that Wilkerson says that  humans struggle to maintain is shalom, peace (29).  The Bible says that we have access to “the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,” through Christ Jesus, our Lord, (Philippians 4:7).

Whatever you are facing today, this is what the Lord says, “You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you,” (2 Chronicles 20:17).

~Heather Potts~