The punch comes. You know it's coming but you don't have the energy or stamina to block it. Any respectful opponent would have stopped hitting you a long time ago knowing you were going to fall any moment. But this opponent isn't respectful. He's cunning, crafty, hateful, and filled with spite. He doesn't just want you to get hit. He wants you to feel each punch in your gut. He wants you to feel defeated. He wants that so much, that he doesn't let up. The opponent wants you to fall, to fail, to think only you are in the fight.
A hand reaches out to you right. All you need to do is tag it. You do, and your tag team partner steps into the ring. He blocks every punch. He doesn't punch back. He doesn't need to. The opponent wears himself down to the point that his punches are slower than a snail. Your partner won the fight without throwing a punch! How had that happened?
Many times in life I feel I am fighting a battle. It's not easy to fight battles on your own. The thing is, you are not alone. It just feels like it because you are not looking for your tag team partner. God is always there. He's ready to take the burden. He's ready to fight the battle. But he won't do it until you tag him by asking him for help.
Once you do tag him, it is so freeing. Romans 8:37 reminds us: "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" God steps up and takes the burden from you. He removes the sin. He takes the problem in his large hands and crushes it. And we get to rest. We just need to be willing to give it to him.
So, what battles are you fighting today? Are you willing to give those battles to God? Can you admit that you are not strong enough to do this on your own?
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