~
Genesis 28:15
Life is hard,
there is no way around it. Sometimes is
feels like wave after wave of fear, loss, confusion, and destruction keep knocking
you off your feet. When you feel like you
cannot keep your head above water, it often feels like it is even hard to
breathe.
I am sure you
have heard good meaning people, who are trying to be encouraging tell you, “God
doesn’t give you more that you can handle.”
Let’s be real, in the midst of the pain and anger, that is not
reassuring. I would also contest that this
saying is not accurate anyway.
When the fight
feels to hard, I believe Jesus is there whispering to us, “if the fight is too
big for you, it’s not your battle to fight.”
All throughout the Bible God is constantly fighting battles on behalf of
his people.
“The
Lord God will fight for you, and you only have to be silent”
~Exodus
14:14
“For
the Lord your God is He who goes with you to fight for you against your
enemies, to give you the victory.”
~Deuteronomy
20:4
I 100% think we
are to partner with God and do our part when we face battles. We are to pray, pray and pray some
more. Sometimes we have practical things
that we need to do. But then there are
battles that seem to big to fight. What
if in those times when we can no longer seem to catch our breath, we surrendered
the fight and trusted that God will make a way? All God is asking is that we invite Him in and
allow Him to fight for us. To lift up
our hand and hearts in holy surrender to the One who can and will see victory.
The idea that
God only gives us what we can handle implies that we are to handle all things
that life throws at us. And I do not
believe that is true. God wants us to
turn to Him. He wants us to give the big
things to Him. He wants us to let go of
the control we try so hard to hold onto and allow Him to carry the weight and
the burden of the heavy stuff. And maybe
even sometimes the small too. There are
so many verses in the Bible where God says to us that the battle is not for us
to fight alone.
"Have
I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be
discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
"The
thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life
and have it abundantly."
"One
of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the LORD your God is He who fights for
you, just as He promised you."
Taking that
step of surrender often means putting aside pride. Pride that says I can handle this on my own. And instead we gave up control and said, “Lord,
I simply cannot do this on my own.” This
is exactly the place where He will step in and whisper in our ear, “my child, I
can.” The waves may knock us down, but
the don’t knock Him down. He made us to
need Him, and it is in our weakness that he is strong. It is in our weakness that He will see us
through.
“Your
Protector, Deliverer, and Redeemer is watching over you. He is there when you wake, with you as you
walk and work. He weeps with you when
your heart is breaking; He sings over you when you are at a loss for words; He
sits with you in the stillness.” (Blessed, Broken, Given by Glenn
Packiam)
If you allow
Him, God will take al those things that are too Big for you to handle and He
will step in and walk along side you, carry you and fight for you. All you have to do is lay aside control and pride
and lay your burdens at the feet of Jesus.
He
caused the storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed.
~Psalm
107:29
What in your life is calling for you to surrender to the one who can cause the storm to be still and hush the waves?
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