Fighting the Battle

It's time to get back to work after a week away.  Re-entry is a challenge.  No matter how much we plan, there's more to do than what we left behind.  It's not a reason to lose my renewed perspective: The key to living a strong and healthy life is being focused on the presence of God, believing He is at work, fighting the battles of the day for us.

It's miraculous and incomprehensible to realize God is not only present but at work on our behalf, fighting the battle.  No one and nothing will be able to stand against us.  

Consider. 

No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you (Joshua 1:5, TNIV). 

God assured Joshua, the leader of the Israelites, would have victory.  The book of Joshua reveals God fought for Joshua and the people in supernatural ways.  He never left or failed them.  God is the same in our life as He was in Joshua's life.  God fights for us, never leaving or failing us.  It happens each and every day.  When we believe God is not only present but fighting for us, we are able to see all things are possible.  In fact, Ephesians 3:20 reminds us that God will do immeasurably more than what we can imagine.  That said, if we are not careful, we become numb to this truth because it is said so often in faith communities.  Numbness leads us to  settling for less than what God has planned.

How we live is a reflection of how we connect to this truth about God:  He fights for us, never leaving or failing us.  

Be healthy, trust God is at work, fighting for you.
Relax and trust God.
Anticipate the impossible becoming possible through God. Regardless of how things seem, the battle has been won through Christ on the cross.

Learning to Kickstart the day healthy, focused on the presence and work of God,
Kerrie

(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)