A Reflection On Struggle

When I wonder why life is so difficult

If life has been a struggle, there’s a reason. The Kingdom of God that you crave is in conflict with the fallen world that you live in. You have welcomed the new while surrounded by the old. That does not make for a peaceful life. In fact, the Christian life is impossible unless there’s a new birth, a constant faith, a learned dependence, and a holy ambition. Knowing the Holy Spirit is essential. Otherwise we are simply fallen creatures striving and wishing for something better.

Don’t be discouraged by the fact that there is a battle in your life. The battle, in fact—if it is between the new and the old, the true and the false, or the gospel and the world—is evidence that you are a citizen of the Kingdom of God.

The battle also comes with a promise: we are ransomed unharmed. It may not seem like we’re unharmed, but by God’s definition, we most certainly are. There is no enemy stronger than He “who has ruled forever” (Psalm 55:19). Your Savior reigns. Remember that when the battle rages.

He ransoms me and keeps me safe from the battle waged against me, though many still oppose me.

Psalm 55:18