Tired of Fighting?

Originally posted on Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Life’s battles…that is. Sunday’s sermon was a great reminder to me — the kind you can’t ever seem to get enough — that the wars of this world are not ours. The battle has already been won. Jesus said, “It is finished!”…yet we try in our might, and strength to win these earthy battles.  While I know my default should always be set on going to God…instead I often catch myself trying to take over, take control, steer the ship, run the show, and so forth. I fret, worry, stress, plan, overplan, question my planning, delegate, but then take over so it’s done right — does this sound familiar to anyone? Or is it just me?


While I can delight in the reminder that He’s already victorious…it stirred in me discomfort as I thought about those in my own sphere who fight their battles alone, by themselves, everyday unaware that God has offered to give them rest, to take their burdens in exchange for His yoke which is light. Maybe they believe there is a God but have no understanding of turning their life over to Him — or feel they aren’t “good” enough for God to accept or love them. Maybe that’s you today…weary from fighting your own battles…alone, weak, fragile, searching, broken, discouraged, hopeless.

The song I’m sharing today is an easy one for me to love because I’m a HUGE Natalie Grant fan. I’m drawn to her voice and her songs naturally so I often find myself humming along without actually letting the lyrics “sink in”. As I was thinking about this post and Sunday’s sermon, this song came on. Take a listen…you might first wonder what the connection is. The song is called, “Your Great Name”. But as I’m thinking about how victorious God is and the price He paid to win the war…these lyrics struck me.  SOOO victorious is He that the lost are saved, the condemned feel no shame, every fear leaves, the enemy flees – at the sound of His great name. So victorious is He that the weak find their strength, hungry souls receive grace, the fatherless find rest, the sick are healed, the dead are raised…at the sound of His great name.  When we think of God’s power in relation to our own — how silly is it that we keep fighting when He’s told us that all we have to do is take up our cross and follow Him?

Enjoy this song - particularly from a new perspective today.