“If we run from the battle, it is difficult for God to win the battle through us.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus from his book, Chasing Daylight: Seize the Power of Every Moment (Kindle Location 1925). Kindle Edition.

That statement really hit me as I just read it. Somewhere we have gotten into our minds that this is heaven. That we live an existence of continual peace and we are given everything we want on a platter. That if we have obstacles in our task that God has given us to do then it must mean that we are not where we should be. When in reality we may be exactly where we should be.

Life is good but it may not be easy. I am reading the story of Jesus over and over and His was not an easy life. What would have happened to us if He would have run from battles that He faced every day? We would not be experiencing the opportunities and the privileges that we have every day in our life.

I am retired from the responsibilities of being a pastor of a local church and I sometimes slip in to believing that I am not still a part of the battle that I have been called to fight. I don’t want to be one who gave up when the battle got tough. His battles are won through people, people who don’t give up but continue in the fight.

Life can be tough. That doesn’t mean we aren’t in the middle of where God wants us. I am praying that I will not run from the battle but be one of the weapons that God will use to win the battle.

Remember, “If we run from the battle, it is difficult for God to win the battle through us.”

So are you running or fighting?

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