To Fight Or Not

In this world, not every battle is worth fighting for.  There was a time when I fought most battles that came my way.  Now, time has gone by and I ask myself why?  Some things, like the Borg, "Resistance is futile."  Not that I have to succumb to something, but maybe it is to choose a different route.

For example, "A fool in his heart has said their is no God."  If a person has their mind set on him being god of his own life, why would I attempt to convince him there is a God?  It's not up to me to convince him, afterall, I cannot force anyone to believe something they are resistant in believing.  It would be as if beating my head against a wall expecting a result other than hurting my head.  THAT, my friend, would be foolish.

There are some people we are forced to need to deal with, especially for those who are divorced with children who are still not legally adults.  My former spouse refuses to take responsibility for most things and chooses to blame others for wrong things in his life.  Why would I attempt to lecture him or even air my grievances for him to take responsibility?  It's futile and the energies around him are swirling of negativity and host of other things associated with pride.

One of the things that God hates most is pride, a haughty spirit.  Paul talks about in Philippians how it's so much better to humble yourself rather than be humbled by God.  There were so many times I was prideful and had to be humbled by God.  Not a fun experience.

The things my former spouse does often do affect my children and I.  Yes, I could play the victim or could take a stand, but what kind of stand?  I am a chld of the Most High King.  What would royalty do?  What would Jesus do?  Jesus wouldn't enable him, but Jesus also chose His words carefully and when He spoke, He spoke with power.  How does one speak with Power?

I believe there are things that I must learn in order to understand and walk in the Power of Jesus Christ, or do I?  God has given me full power right now, yet, though gaining maturity, I'm still learning and don't fully realize how powerful I am nor what to do with all that power.

As I grow older with experience, the power I wield with my vehicle is great.  It has the power to take us many, many places.  It must be cared for and maintained with correct care.  If so, it can take us to worlds we have never been to before  -- both good and bad.  We can explore and see the wonders of mankind or of God.  It can also have the power to take people with it, or it can kill someone or hurt someone and this can be done repeatedly. 

When I was a teenager and in my 20s, I didn't have the respect I now have for my vehicle.  I thought I was invincible, sort of, and took lightly my power with my vehicle.  Now I see with different eyes.  Though my relationship with Jesus is a far better thing than a car, just as a car is important in my life, so is Jesus Christ.  There are people I choose not to take in my car for all sorts of reasons.

I am not making the same choices of my former spouse.  Those are his choices and though they do negatively impact us often, eventually we will be less impacted by them as Christ becomes stronger in me -- that is, I must die to myself and let Christ shine more.  It doesn't mean that I'm to be a pushover and let him walk all over me, but continue to stand up for what's right.

There are some days I really don't know what the right thing to do -- whether it's me asserting my rights or ought to be laying them down for the Lord.  Not every battle is worth fighting and the battle is the Lord's.