How many of us are facing a near challenging decision? So many of us have a trial an error mindset that we will try essentially anything if by chance it could possibly produce a desired result. We will listen to all advice that anyone may give us if we thought it would help.
Understand that I’m not saying don’t receive advice. What I’m trying to point out is that the battle is not yours but the Lord. 2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
We get so worked up and overzealous at problems and circumstances that fall on us that we tend to take the world’s approach and try to handle the issue ourselves. Failed attempt after failed attempt is when we finally realize that it’s not by might nor by power but by my Spirit thus says the Lord (Zechariah 4:6) that we are able to overcome our problems.
In the Marines I learned during my swim qualifications that if you somehow began to drown, 1st thing they would say is not to panic. But of course that’s what most did that found there self in that situation. We were told in the very beginning don’t panic and someone will rescue you. The less you panic the faster you would be rescued. The more you panic (which essentially is trying to do it on your own) the longer it would take before you would be rescued. They would actually wait until you tired yourself out from fighting and panicking in the water before they would even jump in. It wasn't much they could do while you panicked. Those that remained calm and trusted the instructor were able to be rescued without issue and prepared to try again.
Garb and go: Stop the fighting, stop the panicking, and stop trying to do it on your own and let God rescue you. Just simply surrender.
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