Sins of the heart
The battle is not ours
The battle is not ours to fight because God has promised that he has already won them for us. But we (as in all of us) still have to walk out onto the battlefield. To endure the fight. When we walk into this battle, we must ever keep moving forward. We may get hurt, we may get wounded, we may fall to our knees. Know that Jesus is still there to encourage you forward. You may think of stopping because you feel you just can’t keep going. Then you hear his voice, “Keep going. Lean on me for strength. I will give what you need to make it through. I will not leave you here alone. I will keep fighting for you, just keep moving forward. I will stand by your side, just keep moving forward.
You see you might hear someone telling you to stop. It’s not worth the pain, it’s not worth the hurt or wounds. Telling you that you are alone. Stop fighting it, that it’s not worth it. That voice is not of God. That voice wants you to lay down and just give up. That voice wants to destroy you. God will always keep you moving forward to him. Never stop walking, crawling or dragging your way forward. Always trusting Christ will give you what you need to keep going, even if sometimes that means moving forward on your knees. He will see you through, always.
Lord,
Give me the courage to do what I must in this battle and to fully trust that you will stand by your word.
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About the Author
My name is Robert LaFleur, I am 60 years old. I became a Catholic in 1986. By that statement you can conclude that I am not a “cradle Catholic”. I was raised in a oneness faith. Some of you know them as Pentecostals. In 1986, I became a Catholic. However at that time, I will admit now, it was not due to the fact I had a revelation about the Catholic faith. My reasoning at that time was because that’s what my new wife wanted. I went to Mass with her for a while but my heart wasn't in it. I was not ready for the commitment required to come to God. So I went many years following, that I never set foot in a church and did my best to not even think about God.
In 2014 a life changing event happened in my life. I lost a son in March of that year. After that (not immediately) is when my true conversion took place. My full conversion story is a story in itself which will be told at a later time.
I am not a professional writer. I write what God puts on my heart to write. I have a blog site if you wish to read some of my writing.
