Isn't it interesting how the darkness never overcomes the light?
I mean, isn't it annoying, how persistent the darkness seems sometimes? And The Lord is not afraid, unsure or tired, for in a moment he could end the darkness all together. He is instead more persistent in patience, sending strengthening to the saints over and again. Isn't it interesting that in the toll of both the mundane and the extraordinary change, He does not end darkness all together but strengthens us to keep fighting. What is something you fight for? What does it do to you when you fight for that thing? (defines priority, value, way of life, even Identity) Sometimes the battles fought in our souls, in our hearts, and in our minds are more impossible than any human could be capable of. Sometimes he leads us to places where we will never be strong enough to deal with all that, and actually as we have one hand in the hand of God and one hand in the reality of our lives, we really truly begin to tear. And maybe it actually really tears all the way down to the last thread, and we become truly undone in the midst of our fight. Isn't it interesting how he does that, He the Victorious, He the Lord of Hosts- commander of Armies. This year I’m learning that the victory is actually found in what the fighting does to you, the way that as He trains your muscles, you understand both how infinite his are, and what you were made for. We are not looking for victorious outcomes to physical, circumstantial battles of our heart and soul, and families, though those are granted. We are looking for victory in understanding Him more, in trusting him more, and necessarily in seeing him more. Fighting for Him, and all that he is - his kingdom, our relationships- his family, justice and mercy- his heartbeat, communication - connection as he offers it, these things start to shape us, to move our values, our priorities. They change our identity. And we go from simply bearing the image of God, to joining him in his reality, and BECOMING the image of God. That is JESUS. Isn't it interesting that he would rather continue to strengthen us to keep fighting rather than swoop in and save the day? He is, in every moment, calling us into his reality, to see him, and step into our true identity as the image of God on the earth.
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