when I am surrounded

This is a devotion I shared one year ago. It remains true and was on my mind today. Read on and may God surround you!

You are surrounded. That might be what you hear when you are in trouble. It might even look like you are done, defeated and headed for a lose.

I have seen movies about battles, old westerns and new military ones, when the enemy surrounded who we thought was the good guy. Some way the good guys came out winning. Or did they?

Deuteronomy 1:30 NLT

The Lord your God is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt.

In life we often feel like we are surrounded by the enemy or by the situations of life. Seems like we are in deep trouble, but it is at that moment that we remember what God has said. He is for us, with us and fighting the enemy for us.

Isn’t that one of the most incredible things to understand? God is for His children. The victory is His. The battle is His. It is time to give it to Him. That doesn’t mean give up. But it does mean let God lead and win.

I recently came upon a new worship song that has grabbed my attention. The words repeat a lot, but the truth of this song and what it reminds us in Scripture is what we can hold on to.

Here are the words!

This is how I fight my battles

It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
This is how I fight my battles

We might think we are defeated, but we aren’t. God has our back. When it looks like I am surrounded by the enemy, I am really surrounded by God. This is how I will fight my battles. I will let God fight for me.

This isn’t giving in. This isn’t running when you are scared. This is understanding where you are strong or who is strong.

We are surrounded by God. Let Him fight your battles!

Jeremiah 15:20 NLT

They will fight against you like an attacking army, but I will make you as secure as a fortified wall of bronze. They will not conquer you, for I am with you to protect and rescue you. I, the Lord, have spoken!

Watch the video from Michael W Smith at the following link:

https://youtu.be/YBl84oZxnJ4

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wash feet, sharing hope

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