War in My Body

Everywhere littered with blood, I’m trying so hard to clean the mess of the recent war that just occurred in my body. This war has been going on for a long time, I was able to handle it but the battle isn’t stopping. I find myself engaged in a serious warfare every day of my life. Maybe I need a higher power to help fight this war in my body. See the blood stains all around me; I barely have a place to step on cause everywhere is in a mess. I cleaned up the mess not quite long but here it is again, everywhere littered. I once asked myself, this war has been going on for a long time and presently as I am right now, I already lost the passion and power to keep fighting because am not sure I’m ever going to win. Then, I’m
wondering, where exactly are battles coming from?

James 4:1      

“Where do wars and fights come from among you” do they not come from you desires to pleasure that war in your members?”

We live in a world where many things crave for attention including our very self. We war against what to pay attention to and what not to. Where do the wars come from?

Since the inception of the world, man has always been in war against something. Eve knew they were not to eat of the fruit, the war began. Her body, her heart desired the fruit, she fought till she had no strength, then she gave up. The fruit was calling her attention; she also had a destiny to fulfill. She fell to the devil’s suggestion and failed her quest.

A man called Esau had battles to fight. Having worked all day, came back tired, of cause, he would be hungry so he needed to eat something, a desire to fill his stomach. He handed over his personality to Jacob. From discovery, Esau must have really had problems with food. Just the way Esau handed over his identity and personality for the pleasures of the moment, likewise Eve. Most times, the war we refuse to fight with a greater power will overcomes us with a little effort.

Sometimes, the battles we fight are not actually due to desires of pleasure though most comes from that. Many of us war against childhood abuse, addiction, sexual immorality, drugs, pains, depression, sexual abuse, alcohol, lesbianism,                    homosexuality and all sorts. We say things like “Am nothing but a weak vessel”, “I just can’t win”, “why can’t I just stop this”. I am just too weak to be used and I’m not needed on the battle field because I just can’t win. Dear, even the lepers as weak as they were, they had to be on the battle field and amazingly they won because someone higher was there to fight for them. I love my Jesus, He didn’t come for those people who feel they are strong to fight their battles but he came for those who have no strength.

Mathew 9:12-13                     

          “When Jesus heard that, he said to them, “those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.¹³ But go and learn what this means. “for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance”.

Relax because am about to introduce a man to you. This man saw a woman who committed adultery, everybody condemned her even tried to end her own war by stoning her to death but there was this man who was moved with compassion then he told them, if anyone of them had no sin, they should cast a stone on her. In shame they all left, everyone has got something to fight. This man understood her pains and what she must have gone through. She found someone she could trust and cast her cares on

1 Peter 5 vs. 7

          “Casting all your cares upon him for he cares for you”.

With the way the man handled her internal crisis, she knew the battle was over. This man saw beyond the natural, funny it is, she had something precious with her to offer this man, this was something so precious to her. She had with her the Alabaster box, this woman broke the box at his feet in his last days on earth, she minister to him with her expensive perfumery. This woman came to a point where nothing was too big to let go for this man. This man had remolded her, she had died to self and desires for pleasures.

However, this same man had a very close friend. One of the most painful things is to have your own betray you. This friend of his had to fight not knowing what to stand for, it was a war in his body. This man noticed it and prayed for him. He fought the battle on his behalf. He prayed for him so even when the war to betray him came up, the war didn’t overcome him. You can imagine you knowing your friend was going to betray you and you still prayed for him, this man is that understanding. One thing is common with this man’s friend and the woman with the alabaster box, they both have treasures in them that will be useful to this man. This man’s friend did many things that the man left behind and he fulfilled the desires of this man who was later hung on a tree.

This man is Jesus. He knows you have war going on inside of you. He knows the battles can be hard to tight because at his death, he had to fight the battle to die for the sins he didn’t commit; the war was so intense in his body that he had to speak out that if the death could pass over him and asking why he has been forsaken, but he choose to die because you were all he was thinking about. He thought of you, that you deserve a better life than you presently have so he gave up his desires to the cross. Like you are tempted, he was likewise. You can’t stand the pain of a needle but he stood the pain of nails piercing through his bone marrow. Don’t you think, you will be punishing him if you don’t allow him into your world to help fight your war.  He died so that you will be comfortable. Why drive when you have someone who can drive you?

Are you not tired of fighting? Why don’t you hand cover the battle to him. He has never lost any before.  You don’t need to change, just come to him the way you are, his able to transform you. You need a hug right now and a shoulder to learn on, don’t waste time, run to him if you can, if it’s walking to him, do it right now, if the situation has crippled you, you can still crawl to his feet. Just make sure you are moving towards his direction. The choice you are making right now will everything turn around and restructure generations. His arms are wide open to receive you and no matter how filthy you think you are, you can never stain him. You might be many taking this decision right now but no matter how many you are, you are very special and unique to him and he has a specific purpose for you. Don’t keep him waiting, Hurry. 

God bless you.

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