When The Battle Chooses You

Scripture: Matthew 8:23 -27

23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Without warning, a furious

storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25

The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!" 26 He replied,

"You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the

waves, and it was completely calm. 27 The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is

this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!" Let Us Pray Topic: When The Battle Chooses

You

Each person oftentimes face life with so much enthusiasm but meet with disappointments. We

feel convinced that we are on the right path to fulfill destiny and that God is on the lead into a

glorious destiny but the unseen circumstances of life do interject and becloud our sight with

no assurance of a clear sight for the anticipated end. During these times, life gets so

frustrating because, we feel so lonely combating the challenges and forgetting the fact that

God is ever with us on the voyage. How do you respond when you recieve bad news? Some cry

others get angry and you might turn against God you may even turn to drinking to drugs and

other things you might even become very bitter toward everyone and you might even giveup

on life itself. So with being said less evaluate.

From the above passage, we shall have a careful look at how the disciples approached the

storm that wanted to terminate their lives at sea. Jesus took the lead into this voyage and all

his disciples took after him. From out of the blue, there arose a great storm which threatened

to terminate their lives at sea. Although, the sea is voyagers must understand that storms

could arise without warning and its terror can make them give up on their focus and dreams,

yet none would ever consider ending up in the storm.

The enemies is no respecter of any man. The enemies will appear in an intimidating manner

and force us to take our gaze of Master Jesus, but we need to learn how to refocus on God

because:

?The battle is not ours. “All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that

the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give all of you into our hands." 1 Sam

17:47

?FEAR (False Experiences Appearing Real) will only weaken our faith and hope in God

?Our enemy was conquered long ago. Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil

prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Pet. 5:8

?Master Jesus is right in that situation with us and he is waiting for us to call upon Him.

“...and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me." Psalm

50:15

There are so many SHIPS in man’s way to fulfil destiny. Some are spiritual, relational,

professional, social, emotional, psychological, etc. Examples of these ships in clearer terms

are friendship, marriage relationship, fellowship of: administrators, scientists, brethren,

dealers, etc. We all must join one or more of these ships in order to fulfil our dreams as Jesus

did with his disciples in order to fulfil his heavenly mandate. All these combined together

makes meaning out of a man’s life.

The most interesting of all that, the ship in which we become a voyager defines our

destination and how we end up our journey in life. For the disciples, the journey attracted:

A great storm

A great danger

A great fear

A great lack of faith

A great Saviour

A great demonstration of power and

A great testimony

If the voyage initiated by Jesus Christ could be waylaid by a great storm, How much more the

journey of life initiated out of flesh and selfish interest? The storm is real and uniquely

customized with readiness to overturn the ship without respect for the Captain. But with Jesus

Christ as your Captain, He will calm every storm and grant you a safe passages in life. Will you

make Jesus Christ the Captain of your SHIPs today?

The disciples were able to overcome this confrontation because they cried out unto Jesus

Christ. Overcoming the challenges of life that befriends us is possible only by giving Jesus the

full right to address the situation.

The surest way to get yourself into trouble is to insert yourself into a fight that doesn’t concern

you.

The peace of another person is not your responsibility; your peace is your responsibility.

The nature of the battle determines the nature of the strategy. You must understand the

nature of the battle in order to understand the nuances of the strategy.

We must shift our focus from the one who is against us to the One who reigns above us.

If it’s God who gave it, then it’s God’s to protect it.

It’s about possession. It’s not about how much power you have. If you are God’s possession

and you are stewarding something He gave you to possess, then it’s not about how much

power you have that determines what happens next in this battle. When it’s God’s possession,

it’s God’s problem.

If you will change the focus, God will win the fight.

It’s not about your power, it’s about your position.

Sometimes it takes more faith to let God fight for you than it would take for you to fight.

It’s not a matter of willpower; it’s a matter of worship.

If it’s too big, it doesn’t belong to you–you’ve got to give it back to God. We say the battle is the

Lord’s but we worry like it’s ours. We waste all of our strength worrying when we should be

worshipping. God wants His battle back.

What do you do when the battle chooses you? You worship through it. Worship takes your

mind off the battle if you do that You’re going to experience the victory not by fighting but by

focusing. When you forcus on your praise you will release your battle from yourself and render

it over to the Jesus why? Because

God wants to give you the faith to face it, but not have to fight it. Can you not fight it in your

flesh and deal with it in your spirit?

God is going to fight what you can see by sending what you can’t see. You can't see faith but

God gives you faith. What do you do when the battle chooses you. You do what the

disciples did you have to relize the battle is to much for you and then you cry out to the one

that

is bigger than your battle. You go down on your knees and say Father I stretch my hands to

the no other help I know if thou with drawl thou self from where shall I go. Jesus is the only one

who is able to fight your battle. Close it out.