2 Samuel 23:10 "But Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the philistines til his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day..." (NIV)
The first time I heard this story it stuck to me and made me think so much about standing my ground in the midst of my battles. Sometimes there are moments when our problems seem to strong, fierce or to much for us to handle. Sometimes we stand our ground like Eleazar but we also grow weary in the midst of the battle. Our hands get tired. We get tired of our battles and struggles at times, but sometimes despite everything we have to stand our ground. At times we want to give up but as much as we want to let go of our swords and stop fighting the sword just stays stuck to our hands. As much as we want to give up we just keep fighting and we don't know how we did it. In the midst of your battles stand your ground. Keep going even when you want to give up, just keep going. Be like Eleazar who stood his ground and kept going no matter what arose, or came his way. Even when our hands grow tired our minds and our soul grow weak we have to keep going. Despite wanting to perhaps let go of the sword it doesnt come out of our hands because God keeps us going. Sometimes we have to keep going despite what comes our way.
The first time I heard this story it stuck to me and made me think so much about standing my ground in the midst of my battles. Sometimes there are moments when our problems seem to strong, fierce or to much for us to handle. Sometimes we stand our ground like Eleazar but we also grow weary in the midst of the battle. Our hands get tired. We get tired of our battles and struggles at times, but sometimes despite everything we have to stand our ground. At times we want to give up but as much as we want to let go of our swords and stop fighting the sword just stays stuck to our hands. As much as we want to give up we just keep fighting and we don't know how we did it. In the midst of your battles stand your ground. Keep going even when you want to give up, just keep going. Be like Eleazar who stood his ground and kept going no matter what arose, or came his way. Even when our hands grow tired our minds and our soul grow weak we have to keep going. Despite wanting to perhaps let go of the sword it doesnt come out of our hands because God keeps us going. Sometimes we have to keep going despite what comes our way.
