"Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore,..."
Long ago I heard a preacher take this portion of scripture and make a point that I had never considered. When you do everything you know to do to stand then keep standing. I know the scripture in question talks about having the whole armor of God but this preacher pointed out that often just standing in God is all we can do.
After years of living, I have to agree. There are times when just staying in the faith is all we have the strength to do. I'm not saying that we should sit back and take it easy. Far from it, but we need to realize that Jesus took time to rest. God commanded his people to rest, feast (yes, party), and enjoy life.
Sometimes, we need to stop because we don't have the strength. Sometimes we need just to catch our breath before we go at it again. There are times we need longer rest. This isn't forsaking the faith or giving up. I would say it's just standing. We hold on to the faith but right now isn't the time to try and charge forward. Perhaps even it's time just to try not to fall.
Don't feel guilty if you aren't charging forward on someone else's command. If God gives it keep pushing, but maybe he's saying just stand in me and watch me do the work.
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