When The Battle Chooses You

The surest way to get yourself into trouble is to insert yourself into a fight that doesn’t concern you. In many instances in life, we must turn a blind eye, allow sleeping dogs have a field day and simply find a glass of water while minding our business. Too many battles in life are simply not worth the trouble. Yet, this is half-truth.

They say, ‘pick your battles’ but that is premised upon the assumption that you have a choice. There are some battles that leaves you with no options. The kind that arrives uninvited, squared up for the fight, throws down the gauntlet, and draws first blood. Those are battles you can’t refuse. What do we do when the battle chooses us? When life reserves some of it’s biggest blows for us? What do we do when the battle arrives at our doorstep at an inconvenient time?

We must understand the nature of the battle that chooses us. It is only when we understand the nuances of the battle that we can effectively strategize on how to fight it. At times, this battle is life’s way of keeping us in check; of stopping us from getting too comfortable. This is not the kind of battle that your loved ones help you fight. Most times, the battle that chooses us squares up against us alone. If the battle is too big, we must fight through it with patience. We must take it one day at a time. When the battle chooses us, we will need to learn from it. There must be a lesson in it for us. There must be something life is trying to teach us through the battle. There is no point whining and cursing fate for the hand it has dealt to you. Life happens to everyone; and we all are fighting different battles.

Indeed, some battles choose some of its finest soldiers. This is not a time to lose your head. This is not a time to despair. This is not a time to give in. This is not a time to feel sorry for yourself. We must fight the battle that chooses us. We must be willing to be changed by the battle that chooses us. We must believe that with God, we can win the battle that chooses us.