Controversy

Personally i believe in God and in the devil. that being said i also believe that these two are at war and the battle ground is this planet  called earth. Not only do i believe this but i also believe that Their battle is not on such a wide scale that it is only fought in masses of people or big catastrophic events. No, I believe that it is a war that is evidenced through the little details and even personal lives of every individual. I believe this because I saw and felt the battle today.

I will spare you the details of this particularly draining day, it will suffice to say that it was anything but easy.

As an example, imagine with me a tug a war game, two teams fighting with all of their might to win a person. As they struggle and sweat, seconds seem like hours and the rope of a person only seems to stretch every fiber but neither side seems to gain an obvious lead. Then suddenly through some especially strong jerks this "rope" is yanked closer to one side, then as if in direct rebuttal the other side pulls some of the same tactics but with greater steadier strength. As time wears on neither side gives up but there is One side who has the perseverance and patience enough to most certainly be noted as the stronger side. However, even though the other team knows that that they have ALREADY lost, the other side just jerks and strains all the more on that rope, over an over they yank and pull, attempting if at all possible to break the grip that the One has on the rope, they began to focus on various forms of trickery and disillusions of failure in a last ditch attempt to break the rope, destroy it entirely, because by doing so they will inflict pain on the other Team. This battle rages all day, and yet in the end, as long as the "rope" refused to give in, refuses to break but instead chooses to persevere with the stronger team as lead, he/she will survive because the One who made the rope is on the winning side and He will restore and rebind that rope in the end.


This battle was played out today for me in a more vivid way than normal. One second I was being jerked into horrible memories and tough put-downs of discouragement, next i was being lifted by smiles, hugs, and probably most importantly to me, straight words of encouragement. Over all different scales of importance and at various times I can look back on today and see where it was been a battle. And Praise the Lord that for today, He has won, I only pray and  more importantly trust that this will be the outcome no matter the rage of the battle. He already won the war, the key now is letting Him win the little daily battles.

“When the waves are taking you under, Hold on just a little bit longer. He knows that this is gonna make you stronger, stronger. The pain ain't gonna last forever, And things can only get better. Believe me, This is gonna make you stronger” ~ “Stronger” by Mandisa