Don't give up or give in! stand and fight!
I said I didn't want to fight anymore.
God said, "get back up soldier".
I said I didn't want to get up.
God said, "get up".
I said I don't feel like praying.
God said, "do it anyway".
I said I didn't want to read Scripture.
God said, "get up and read".
God said, "pick up your sword, take up your shield, use the weapons I have provided, get off the floor, and go back into the battle. I will be your strength. I will be your protection. I will be your reward".
David faced Goliath with five smooth stones (1 Sam. 17:40).
Jesus combined some cords into a whip to cleanse the Temple (John 2:15).
We have been given a cord of smooth stones/beads as a weapon to face the forces of darkness. Put it to use!
