Every single one of us here is facing some form of a battle I do not know what it is but God does
it may be health related maybe some people are battling some really serious health concerns some
of you maybe just found out and you're looking for answers or it could be financial maybe challenges
with the current finances or decisions you want to make about finances moving forward
that is the battle or it could be relationships or maybe the lack of relationships or a really
strained relationship or a relationship you're asking whether you should keep on whatever your
battle is the bad news is I don't know it the good news is God does and he wants to encourage us by
saying the Lord God is the one who will fight that battle for you and give you the victory if
we will let him let God fight your battles we've got a Lord that says I will fight your battles
for you I've got your back Jesus is saying I've got this I've got this don't let your
stomach be tied in knots over this thing don't worry about this thing to worry yourself sick
don't let it paralyze you Jesus says stand still rest in my grace rest in my love question
do you really trust God to your battle that you're going through
do you have faith that even if some of the things he's saying don't seem logical to you
that he will take you through have faith it may be that in your life right now you're facing a
battle you're asking God to answer it in a certain way and he's not answering it the way you want
some of you are saying Lord on to God why is it taking so long this battle is protracted I have
no answers let me encourage you once again have faith trust God it is a wonderful thing to know
you're not alone it's a wonderful thing to know that God's going to fight your battles for you
you're not alone you've got the best bodyguard in the world and he never
leaves you and never forsakes you you've got a wonderful savior who has his eye upon you
who knows every trial and difficulty you go through
he is the Christ that takes the burdens off our shoulders he is the Christ that works in our life
to break the bondage of sin he is the Christ that takes us through to the promised land
this is our Jesus wherever you are in the journey of faith he's going to take you through
wherever you are in your wilderness wanderings
if you believe and trust him he's going to take you through whatever red sea stands before you
that appears impossible to open this God this God is going to open that sea for you to the glory
of his name God fights our battles for us God will fight your battles for you
and he will win them and that's a good way to live your life it's a wonderful way to live
he will help you he wants you to trust him and put your faith in him and he will remove all
those worries that you have over certain problems or temptations or whatever may come God wants you
to remove those worries and those troubles and be free he wants to give you freedom and give
you the joy you ought to have in this life let me ask you what do you turn to in times of trouble
when you face trouble is it your first reaction to stop and say okay God I know your control of
everything I know you're protecting me right now protecting that work protecting me from
this persecution protecting me from in the in the midst of this heartbreak you're with me God
you're you're who I want to turn to first God
he says when the earth gives way have you ever felt like the world around you was falling apart
that relationships end out of the blue that that a job turned south a family member gets sick you get
in a wreck your car breaks down it just seems that everything around you is falling apart it seems
that life is fighting you what are you grasping for in that time that will really define your
faith that will really define what you believe is that when everything's falling apart what are you
grasping for what are the constants what are the things that will hold you up God is our refuge
that word just means literally shelter from danger he's a shelter we cling to or run to in danger
and not just our refuge but also our strength God is in control
and as if we've come into the family of God he is not just he's not fighting us he's fighting for us
so don't lean on your control find peace in his control do not lean on your control but find
peace in God's control faith moves ahead not because it sees the solution
but because it has absolute confidence in the God who has the solution you're never
without a way you may not know what the way is and I may not know what it is but God knows the way
you know when we get anxious when we use today trying to solve tomorrow's problem
when you spend your time today trying to figure out what you're going to do tomorrow
or the next day why doesn't God show us everything and tell us everything because
then we wouldn't have to trust him and he wants us to trust him day by day one moment at a time
he's not ever going to put something in your path that's impossible for you to do because the bible
says all things are possible with God they may not be possible with man but they're possible with God
you keep believing and God will keep working and I can tell you that whatever God has promised you
it's going to come to pass I can't tell you how long it will be I can't tell you if it'll
be easy or hard to get there but I do know this from the word of God and from experience
our God is faithful and he will not leave us alone with no answers what's upsetting you
what's keeping you awake at night God is saying release it to me I'm in control I'm ordering your
steps I'm working behind the scenes it may not be good but I'm going to turn it for your good
the scripture says those who have believed enter into rest once you've believed you
don't have to figure everything out you may not see anything changing you'll be tempted to worry
stay at rest when you're at rest you're showing God that you trust him say God I trust you I know
you're in control of these winds they can blow me forward backward
left right but one thing I'm certain of where you take me is exactly where I'm supposed to be
Psalm 55 says cast your burdens on the Lord release the weight of them and he will sustain you
how many weights are you carrying around the weight of worry the weight of what you don't
understand the weight of how am I going to make it through this tough season there's something you
have to do God is not going to take the burden away you have to release the worry release the
frustration release having to figure it out come back to a place of peace the right attitude is God
my life is in your hands I commit my dreams my family my finances my health to you and I'm not
going to fight everything I don't like I'm not going to live upset when it doesn't go my way
I know you're working all things for my good I trust your timing I trust your ways