Let God Fight Your Battles!

            Have you had your Joy Juice today?  Even in the midst of our daily battles, the joy of the lord will strengthen us and sustain us.

             Nehemiah 8:10 reminds us: “For the joy of the Lord is your strength.”  The power of that truth is ours for the taking.  When we face the battles that come our way, this weapon of strength is in our Christian arsenal.  But we must choose to use it!

            There are five battlegrounds that I’d like for us to discuss this week. Today, let’s talk about the battle to FORGIVE!  Mark 11:24-25 says: “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. ²⁵ And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

            Unforgiveness poisons our souls and steals our joy.  If we refuse to forgive, we find ourselves right in the middle of the BATTLE! “When we stand on the side of unforgiveness, we stand against God. To stand against God is to turn our backs on Him and to cross over to the other side where we face Him as a foe rather than a Friend.” (Susie Larson)

            Writer Susie Larson explains: “In matters of our heart…, our offender is beside the point.  The fight for us is one for a heart that is willing to hand over our offenses because Jesus asks us to. God will defend. God will settle the accounts, and when He does, everyone will know He is a God of righteousness and power.”

            Allow God fight the battles and let’s rest in His joy and strength.