Fighting the Wind
On my way to work yesterday a muscular man in boxing shorts was standing on the sidewalk boxing the air. It was a strange sight to see along a busy city street. But the more I pondered it, the more it made me think of the battles I "fight" each day.
Am I fighting the "wind" as well? Am I boxing with no one and fighting for nothing? My job is to serve Christ. As I focused on Christ today, I realized there are many battles that I voluntarily engage in that are none of my business. My energy would be better spent on my mission for Christ.
Am I fighting the "wind" as well? Am I boxing with no one and fighting for nothing? My job is to serve Christ. As I focused on Christ today, I realized there are many battles that I voluntarily engage in that are none of my business. My energy would be better spent on my mission for Christ.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
I Corithians 9:26
ReplyDelete26 So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.
I needed to read this as I find myself in battles that are not my business. I can usually tell by the time it consumes me in and the exhaustion I feel. Thanks so much for helping me refocus!! My job is to serve Christ!!
So true. Some battles are just not ours. And like Barb said, it is exhausting if we take on more than we can handle.
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