I am always telling my kids to just do their best in whatever they are doing, because their biggest competitor is themselves. Today, I realized that is true for me in a spiritual battle I have been fighting. I’m not sure I can explain this in a way that it will make sense, but it was a huge clarifying moment for me and I want to try.
For some reason, I had it in my head that I was held here, in my specific situation, by other people involved; that it was a “we” type of thing rather than a “me” type of thing. This morning, while out walking, I realized that my battle is just that, mine. The things I am trying to overcome are ways the Lord sees I need stretching. I know I need this. I have been working on it for a really long time, and the way I have been set up to master it is ideal for stretching; I can see that. It’s not fair of me to include or blame anyone else in my failures. My battles are my battles, and theirs are theirs. They are not the same, nor do they need to be. The Lord works on individual levels according to what He sees we need.
Again, I am grateful for His care and patience with me as I work my way closer to who He sees I need to become.
Forever grateful!
