I whined to a friend that I was so tired of always being in the midst of a battle. I was doing all I know to do in order to keep things running smoothly but I’m battle weary.

Ever feel this way?
I recognize there is a season for everything: a season to be in the middle of a battle and a season to not engage. Apparently I missed the whole lesson on ‘not engaging’. Many of us are trained to grab the reins and march forward with battle gear at the ready. We never seemed to learn that we are not called to engage in every single battle, every single time.

My friend shared a scripture she felt was for me at that moment:

 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14

Strange, I didn’t recall ever reading that particular verse before. Ever have that happen to you? That you’ve surely read a verse or scripture but reading it again, it suddenly takes on new life?
I sat a little taken aback: I only need be still? The Lord will FIGHT for me? I loved this!!! I really didn’t recall reading this before but this verse was like a bright shining light. HE WILL FIGHT FOR ME. Not me. HIM!! So what do I need to do in this? BE STILL. WHAT?! But…that seems so…well, easy.

I do nothing but be still & quiet (me? Quiet?) and let HIM do the fighting.

There are definitely times when we are supposed to step back and let the battle be the Lord’s. It’s hard to not jump in and try to make things go the way we expect it should. But it’s NOT our battle in these instances. So my mind wanders with the thought that I don’t have to do anything and kick back. No action needed, right?

No so fast! We can all hear and read the words from the bible and agree with them. But then what? Do nothing? I recognize a sense of caution at this moment. The bible also warns us of hearing the word of God and not putting it in practice. If the words fall on us and we pretend to listen but then do not follow the scriptures, we are setting ourselves up for failure.

So how do we know when to act and when to step back? I wrestle with this more than I thought! Do you ever find yourself in this wrestling match?

As cliché as it sounds, it truly depends. There are seasons when the fight IS the Lord’s and He doesn’t need our input or help. We are to obediently be still and let Him do the fighting.

There are also times when we’ve prayed and discussed a situation with God and have been given true direction. However, we didn’t follow through. We may have a list of reasons why but in the end—we didn’t obey.
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Many times we’re given the direction we ask for but we ignore it. Why?
• We don’t like the end result
• It takes too long
• It’s not the way we think it should be done
• It doesn’t make logical sense (to us)
• Pride or arrogance (we hate to admit this)
• Fear

Being a follower of Christ will take us to places we may never have thought we’d travel. We may say or do things we’d never expect we would. But if we are truly following in surrender and have trust in our Heavenly Father—we know He has our back. He will not leave us.

In essence, it’s a form of freedom. Freedom to not have all the answers and know what to do in every situation. He will guide us, fight for us.

What freedom!! Thank you Father!

But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. Matthew 7:26

Each one of you has put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the Lord your God fights for you, just as he has promised. Joshua 23:10

I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. Psalm 119:45