When Goliath the Philistine challenged Israel (1 Samuel 17), King Saul offered prizes to the man who killed the giant. When David came upon the camp, he asked the soldiers what the king was offering. The man who killed Goliath would receive riches and permission to marry one of Saul’s daughters. Additionally, the man and his family would live in Israel tax-free (1 Samuel 17:25). Now Goliath was so frightful that the promise of prizes did not motivate the Israelite soldiers to fight him but David answered the call and defeated the giant.
We’ve all heard the saying, “Choose your battles.” This is so true. We engage in so many battles that do not have a real reward. We waste energy fighting on Facebook and Twitter. We fuss and argue …show more content…
You get the blessing of God’s wisdom. Often we are fighting the wrong person. We project our anger onto people when quite often we ourselves have made a bad decision or we are being attacked by our enemy satan. Either way, the resolution is not in arguing with our spouse, kids or co-workers. The resolution is in praying about our thoughts, actions and attitudes and praying effectively against the real enemy.
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal or worldly, but spiritual weapons that know how to hit the right target (2 Corinthians 10:4). So Twitter rants won’t do it and un-Friending someone won’t fix it and yelling will not change it. But prayer, well prayer changes everything (James 5:16).
When you fight the right battle, you reap the rewards. Like power, love and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). Peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7). In this crazy world, we need these things more than we need to one-up someone in an argument. What you say has the power to give life or bring death so be careful with your words (Proverbs 18:21). This life is tough and we will have to fight. The Bible even tells us that the Kingdom will suffer violence (Matthew 11:12). But make sure you are fighting the right enemy, the right way. Make sure you are fighting battles that are worth