Fight For It!

Life is about relationships. God created us to be in relationship with Him first and foremost but He also created us to be in relationship with others. He saw all the way back in the garden of Eden that it was not good for man to be alone. (Genesis 2:18). Often we think of this only in relation to husbands and wives but looking broader, we see that ultimately, God, in His divine wisdom saw the need for us to be in relationships with others.

However, in case you haven't noticed, Satan tries to do everything in his power to destroy relationships. All Satan knows how to do is steal, kill and destroy, nothing more and nothing less. (John 10:10) He knows that he will forever be estranged from God and that the relationship he once had with the Creator of the Universe has been severed; thus his reason for attacking us so vehemently. Satan is jealous of our relationship with God Almighty and he will do everything in his limited power to keep us from Him. And again, the only way he knows how to do that is to steal, kill and destroy.

Additionally, Satan recognizes the power of united Christians; brothers and sisters that dwell together in unity in Christ (Psalm 133:1). He attempts to cause disunity, disorder, pain, hurt, rejection and communication breakdown in those relationships in hopes that we will turn on each other and ultimately turn away from God.

Over the past few months, one such relationship was under attack between myself and a friend of mine. Pain happened. Distance began. Communication stopped. Relationship nearly ended. BUT GOD! This past week, we were able to talk through the events and situations openly and honestly before one another. We both decided that this relationship, this God-ordained friendship was and is worth fighting for! And today, we spent the day together! And ya know what? We had the best communication than we have ever had and our relationship is stronger than it was before! There is such an awesome power in knowing that two people are fighting for a friendship and are determined to make it work! My God truly is a God of Reconciliation!

Maybe there's a relationship you need to fight for today. It could be a marriage, a relationship with a parent  a friendship or whatever. Regardless of the who, my exhortation to you is to fight for it! It's so worth it! It's not always easy, this I know as I tearfully shared with my friend the night of our reconciliation but the good fruit that follows is of the sweetest kind!

What relationship are you willing to fight for?