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Friday, September 14, 2018

Joy in Relinquishment


            Have you had your Joy Juice today?  Being in relationship with Jesus brings joy…along with wisdom in how to handle our daily battles.

            We hear the advice often to “choose your battles wisely.”  What does that mean?  Author and speaker Susie Larson explains it like this: “We humbly stay in step with Jesus and consider Him our greatest Defender.  We hold ourselves to the high standard that He modeled for us.  We determine ahead of time which conflicts are beneath us. We put safeguards around our hearts and minds, and we keep our lives free from the clutter of gossip, drama and pettiness.”

            That’s a tall order, isn’t it?  And I’m pretty sure that it’s impossible in our own strength.  Day by day…sometimes, minute by minute…we will have to pray for Godly wisdom, especially when the enemy attacks. We want to be prepared for “battle”, dressed in His armor and filled with His wisdom. But we must first determine which battles we are not called to fight at all.

            According to Susie Larson, “A high percentage of the conflicts in which we find ourselves are not God-ordained battles; they are potholes in our path, prepared for us by the enemy.  They will trip us up, steal our time, drain our joy, and take us from the higher road, if we allow them to. The sooner we learn to walk around such traps, the sooner we will get on to the better things in life.

            This is Joyce Ashley of JoyJoy Ministries.  Turn your battles over to the Lord and find joy in relinquishment.



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