The Battle is NOT yours...

Do you remember the last time you had a fight? I mean a real good fight? Where snot flew and tears ran down your cheek? The kind of fight that still has you either celebrating or grieving over the details. How did that fight make you feel at the time? Do you consider it a loss or a win? Some of us were born fighters and if it wasn't for Jesus you'd still be snatching off wigs. Your motto would be, "Don't start none - won't be none." Then are those who have been fighting all their life. Fighting to eat, fighting to keep men off of you or just fighting to keep your sanity.

Some of you are still fighting today. Every day of your life you are fighting a battle to be noticed. Sure you keep your face pained, your nails nicely manicured and your hair done, but you are still fighting under all these pretenses. You are fighting to be the real YOU.

Only thing...you don't remember who you were or sadly you never discovered your purpose. I have a secret to tell you...even the born fighter gets tired of fighting. We are not meant to be in a battle everyday of our lives. We are to surrender to the Lord and let him fight the battle on our behalf. I don't know why we hold on so tightly to failure.

I remember seeing girls fight in middle school. The one losing the fight would get a death grip on the one who was winning and would try to hold tight enough so that the one winning couldn't swing anymore. Now, that sounds like my spiritual life sometimes...holding on so tight to mess so that it loses its power over me. Ummm that never worked in either situation. Life will shake you lose and start swinging again.

My advice is to let it all go and let all God....You  are a beautiful person worth dying for. You are so important to God. I challenge you to find a quiet place today and listen to God speak to your heart. It's time to stop fighting and start finding who you were created to be.