Last night in the middle of my run, I felt led to stop and pray at our church’s outdoor altar. I had been running and praying. I was struggling with my thoughts and the idea of surrendering them to God’s will. Earlier in the day I read the verse from 1 John 5:14 NIV; “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” Then when the song Battle Belongs played I knew the only way to battle is to surrender. Here are the lyrics:

So when I fight, I’ll fight on my knees
With my hands lifted high
Oh God, the battle belongs to You
And every fear I lay at Your feet
I’ll sing through the night
Oh God, the battle belongs to You

On this Thankful Thursday, I am thankful for a Heavenly Father who will fight my battles for me. No longer having an earthly Father to run to, I am thankful to have a God who is for me! In Romans 8:31 NIV “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

It is hard to stop, pray, and wait. Many times we take this verse from Psalm 46:10 NIV out of context; He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”” I encourage you to read all of Psalm 46. Did you know it was written during battle. How can we be still in the middle of a battle? It is surrendering to God in prayer and supplication. Let God do the heavy lifting.

On this Thankful Thursday I am also thankful God is my fortress. In Psalms‬ ‭46:11‬ ‭NIV; “The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” There is never a need that we can’t run to God and turn over in prayer. Click Here to worship with Phil Wickham.