Think back on your childhood and the games you use to play
at recess. I remember being so nervous
and timid. Of course I was never a
captain for a team, I wasn’t athletic at all.
I would stand back and usually be one of the last ones chosen. Tug of war was my least favorite. Arm strength?? I laugh to myself. It was those weaklings; I was one of those
that were always blamed for the loss.
In our lives today we may have outgrown the childhood games
of tug of war, but we still have a struggle going on within us. We make the Lord have to be in a battle with
the devil, pulling our insides back and forth.
The devil is a constant voice that is telling us to do certain things, while
the Lord is shaking His head hoping that we will not give in. When we give into the devil we are pulled
into the mud that is located between the good side and the opposition.
We feel that we have no strength and we allow the devil to
win. He tugs and pulls on all the ropes
to try and drag us into participating in his games. He is the author of chaos and confusion,
unlike the Lord. When we allow the Lord
to gently pull us toward Him we won’t feel a constant tug. There will not be an inner feeling of
despair. Even if your arms are weak the
Lord will be your strength.
We don’t’ have to
allow the constant tug to be participating within us. There is no satisfaction or winning apart
from the Lord. Don’t be pulled into the
devils pit. Stand strong with the
Lord. You are not a weakling when you
allow the Lord to consume you. He is the
captain of your team cheering you on to a victory with Him. The loss will be on
the devils side of the rope not yours.
Isaiah 40:29New International
Version (NIV)
29
He gives strength to the weary
and
increases the power of the weak.
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