The Fight

Note: this blog was originally written on 08/26/07

Not too long ago, I would have fought tooth and nail. Seriously, I would have fought God tooth and nail for something I wanted in life; something He knew wasn't the plan. But I wanted it, so I would have fought Him. And yet He saved me from myself.

Today, I am thankful for the hardest pain I've walked through. I'm thankful for hitting the end of myself and learning surrender. You see, He fought me tooth and nail so He could save me from myself.

And I've never trusted Him more.

"Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way." ~James 1:2-4