This Devotional Is Written By A Voice To A New Generation: Tracy Koweh…
Tired of Fighting
Matthew 11:28 (New Living Translation)
28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Today’s message in the music comes Tina Turner’s “I Don’t Wanna Fght No More”. The chorus of the song is basically about her reaching a point in her relationship that she has given up her right to fight. She just wants peace by any means necessary.
The past few months of my life, I’ve been in a battle with God. Not that I ever had a chance at winning, but I just didn’t know how to let go and trust Him. I wasn’t taking verbal swings at God, but I wasn’t trusting in Him either. I was letting every day stresses control me. I was operating in fear and not truly stepping out on faith. I got to a place where I almost thought just ending it all, had to be easier than the life I was living.
Well, I thought God would swoop in and fix everything………since I had given Him a V.I.P. invite to my pity party but He didn’t. God simply told me to let Him know when I was ready to stop fighting against His will and ready to just rest in Him. I thought about how bad things were going for me and the people who had recently hurt me, and then I thought about the cross. I thought about the REAL pain Christ suffered, and at the hands of people He only tried to help.
Today as we prepare to start another week, let’s take off the boxing gloves and pick up a pillow. Let’s not go against God’s will another day and live in fear, pain, or doubt…..but instead let’s turn it ALL over to Him and take a good long nap in our Father’s unfailing arms.
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