We are not leading the charge

Matthew 24:1-25 | There is a battle going on.

And we are right in the thick of it. Wherever we find ourselves. The battle happens in obvious and overtly violent and oppressive ways. The battle happens in subtle and unsuspecting, clever and insidious ways. We’re always up against something.

What do we do?

Persevere. Keep going. Keep hope. Stay awake. Love where love has grown cold. Recognize there are seasons to push forward. There are seasons to fall back.

And recognize this. Every season is in God’s hands. As God’s ragtag battalion (Ex 7:4) we are in the thick of it. But, we are not leading the charge. God is. Our best plan is to follow him so that we can be about what he is about. And then these pains of childbirth give way to new life.