07/10/2019
And there was war again: 1Sam19:8a.
What captured my interest from the above scripture is the word AGAIN. This implies that that war was not the first war. There have been others. I didn't understand it like this before. I thought that there could be a way u will fight so hard that u don't need to fight again. Conflict leads to battles and wars. Life is a war. There is no man that lived this earth that didn't battle one thing or the other. Urs is not different. These wars come in different forms and magnitude. But the interesting thing is that not one of these battles and wars live u the same war it met u. It can either make or mar u. The truth is to the end of every battle that comes ur way lies a reward and then initiates another. They come in circles and seasons. These wars come as problems, challenges, works. This war of life can also be called temptation. This war can be internal or external. When it is internal, not much people know u are fighting any war, or it may be sponsored by an insider. People may even be praising u in social gatherings and medias not knowing that u r dying inside u. The external war is the one that many people know u r undergoing. It is less fatal/dangerous than internal battles because u have the opportunity to be helped by people in external wars. That is not to say that external battles doesn't kill people. Battle is battle, war is war no matter how u view it. They can lead to rejection, depression, shame, downcast of spirit, loneliness, isolation, negative habits, juvenile delinquencies, self pity, blames, murder (the list continues) if fought the wrong way or left unattended to. The interesting thing is that many people fight these battles the wrong way. They want to please everybody. Let me state that u can't please everybody in this world at the same time. If u try to do so u, have already failed. Some others try to correct a wrong with another wrong. Someone annoyed u and u got angry and fight, and in the process, is either one person die or is wounded and rushed to hospital or is arrested by police. Some other times people get unnecessarily worry and emotionally stressed leading to heart attack, stroke and other health complication. Some even go to the extent of taking their live by drinking poison. These complicates the battle and make us war slaves to these forces against life. David was always combat ready and that was why he always wins. He knew what God said he will be, he knew where he was going, he was well aware at this time that he was going to become king even though some people disregarded him. Do u know what God said u will be, then why have u already given up to poverty? Why have u given up to frustration? Why are u emotionally down and always stressed? U don't have a government work, why can't u start ur own company. That life u want to take, u didn't make it. I will not pray for u that u will not face life battles and temptations. If i do, then i will be stopping u from being trained to be great. Even Jesus faced life wars and at the end of his temptations his fame spread all over Judea and Samaria. Yet the devil, the temper waited for the appointed season. Instead i pray in Jesus name, receive grace to win ur battles. U may have failed but now receive strength and inspiration to win in life just like David. What ever battle u face people have faced it and not just survived but flourished and urs is never the difference. U need patient, wisdom, creativity and concept, mentor/s, Godly counsel, inner strength and hope. At the end u'll glad that u fought a good fight. (Ur bro Enearo Prince).
