A Journey: Part 5 Poem by Jacob Courtney

Part 5 The Battleground

Being a christian is not for the
weak or faint of heart. We have chosen
a path that forces us to be honest
open ready and willing to submit to
God's will, ready to confess our
short comings. We must use the word
of God to prepare ourselves for the
battles ahead for we are in a war
that will truly test our faith our
trust in God. There are times when
we will become disheartened when we
will want to admit defeat in the face
of something that truly challenges us
in every aspect. The challenge will
bring forth some level of pain some
level of suffering where we question
ourselves where we will look up to
the sky yelling out to our Father
asking Him why has He forsaken us
why has He ignored our pleas.
The ironic things is when we
see it was not God who left but
us. We turned our backs against
Him trying to handle the challenges
ourselves when all we had to do was
bend our knees and pray seeking God
waiting for Him to show us the way
out. God allows our challenges to
come about for they refine us they
show us our true selfs and where
we stand with God. No one ever walks
away from these battles in victory
everytime but we all are given
opportunities to grow becoming
closer to God building upon our
relationship with Him. As we step
onto the battlefield as we march
into battle are we prepared for the
fight are we prepared to be refined
like gold.