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\"Blog<\/a>Photo Credit: Kari Jobe, Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you<\/strong>; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.<\/span> “For I am the LORD your God.” – Isaiah 43:1-3<\/a><\/p>\n

The hardest battles are the private ones. We could be surrounded by coworkers, family members, friends, yet we can’t really bring to words the terror in our hearts…the questions…the sense of loss. We are not usually overcome by such things; it’s not who we are. Yet, there are days when it seems, seems, that we are alone. Everyone else is rocking with the latest turn in life…but me. I am alone in this.<\/p>\n

First…if you could speak, you would find others with questions and wonderings. You are not alone. Especially in the deepest places. Then, remember again: we have\u00a0great and many promises<\/a> that God is with us through all of where He takes us. Most importantly, He sometimes orchestrates these places of weakness for us to remember His strength. It is for us to trust Him. His desire is for us to see and manifest His glory meant for our good and for those around us. This sometimes comes through those dark, desperate times of seeming aloneness. We. Are. Not. Alone.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, I heard a seminary professor, Chuck Lawless<\/a>, teach on spiritual warfare. He reminded us, through passage after passage from God’s Word, that our battles belong to God. He will fight for us. We are not alone.<\/p>\n

“We turn to Job when our own life hits the wall. <\/span>Job 1:20<\/a> \u2013 Job worshipped. I hope if I lost everything, I would still worship God. In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. <\/span>Spiritual warfare – It\u2019s not escaping from the battle; it\u2019s worshipping God in the battle.\u00a0<\/span> Job is in a battle he can\u2019t win. He trusts the Lord anyway. And we must as well.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

It is in our weakness that we find victory. When the noose is around our neck. When we can come to a place where we\u2019re content with the worst\u2026then Satan can\u2019t affect us. We lean on God in our weakness \u2013 we lean on God. We can say, \u201cI\u2019m o.k. with this.\u201d <\/span>We don\u2019t like spiritual warfare because we want to hang on to our stuff \u2013 our dreams, our idea of ourselves, our position \u2013 whatever it is. Hang on to God. Alone.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When our job is on the line or we are facing an uphill battle in our work, when we face a devastating diagnosis or diminishing health in our elder years, when our marriage is in trouble or there seems no hope for marriage for us…whatever our situation. We are not alone.<\/p>\n

As I sat listening to Dr. Lawless, I looked around the room and watched various colleagues walk by outside the door, and my heart filled with love for them, even more than before. We may not speak of these\u00a0hard places\u00a0we wrestle with in our own lives…but we know they are there for each other, because they are there for us.<\/p>\n

We take each other to God in prayer…preemptively. Proactively not just reactively. The more we do this, the more quickly we will remember that the battle belongs to the Lord. [2 Chronicles 20:14-18<\/a>] Satan would have us divided against each other, feeling on the outside of whatever is the inside, stuck in thinking we are missing whatever is the better part. Not true! God fights for all of us. Remember the Truth; cling to Him. Pray confident that we are not alone. Ever.<\/p>\n

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“The dark of night will not overtake me
\nI am pressing into You” – Kari Jobe<\/p>\n

Worship<\/a> with me:<\/p>\n

When I walk through deep waters
\nI know that You will be with me
\nWhen I’m standing in the fire
\nI will not be overcome
\nThrough the valley of the shadow
\nI will not fear<\/span><\/p>\n

I am not alone
\nI am not alone
\nYou will go before me
\nYou will never leave me<\/p>\n

In the midst of deep sorrow
\nI see Your light is breaking through
\nThe dark of night will not overtake me
\nI am pressing into You
\nLord, You fight my every battle
\nAnd I will not fear<\/p>\n

You amaze me
\nRedeem me
\nYou call me as Your own<\/p>\n

You’re my strength
\nYou’re my defender
\nYou’re my refuge in the storm
\nThrough these trials
\nYou’ve always been faithful
\nYou bring healing to my soul.<\/p>\n

Written by Kari Jobe, Marty Sampson, Mia Fieldes, Ben Davis, Grant Pittman, Dustin Sauder, and Austin Davis<\/p>\n