What are you battling with at the moment? If anything! Maybe you’re living in a battle-free zone right now! Enjoy it while it lasts! I don’t want to be a profit of doom but, if you’re living the Chrisitan life and trying to obey God with your choices, then it stands to reason that you have an enemy on your back who will be trying to take you out!
I’ve been reading the book of Judges recently and I noted that when they were fighting, they were fighting hard but they also had years of rest and peace – there were periods of 40 years at a time and sometimes 80 years! I imagine the people that were alive during the times of peace were very grateful! They were fighting for land, the land that God had promised to Abraham back in Genesis. Although God promised them this land, they still had to fight for it! Land! What ‘land’ do you need to take in your life? Health, finances, relationships? Maybe you’ve been fighting for years and so you’ve given up and you’re hiding under your duvet! Maybe you’re pretending you’re in a time of peace but deep down you know you should still be fighting!

There are some things that we have to fight for on our own, some things that are our own personal back packs that we have to carry. No-one can go to the gym for you or make you eat healthy, no-one can do your essay or prepare your Sunday school class! These are our tasks and our responsibility but there are other loads at times that you need help with. You need friends around you to help you fight! When you’re grieving, when you’re broken or when you’re lost – At times like these you need others to fight with you. I hope you have friends you can call on in a time like this…..

So, whether you need pick up your back pack or get some help with your load – pick up your sword again and fight! I’ve said this before but it’s worth repeating: How long do I fight? Until I win!!

Take your ‘land!’