Q3. The Battle Is the Lord's

[linda bass]

So often we forget that "the battle is the Lord's" because we tend to trust in our own strength.

What this phrase actually means is, God will act on our behalf,providing we place our trust in Him and are obedient to His voice.

We can avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles, rather than engaging in His battles by learning to trust in God's strength rather than our own strength.

[csreeves]

Q3. (1 Samuel 17:47) Why do we so often forget that “the battle is the Lord’s”? What does that phrase actually mean? How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles (“God is on my side”), rather than engaging in His battles (“I am on God’s side”)?

We forget since we hear and believe that it is "our" strength is stronger than God's. Actually we are to suit up and show up and let God do the rest-not in our strength. God does not enter in an arrognant's person battle so we must constantly repent and listen to God.

[tammie7]

We forgot that the battle is ours but God,Because we want instance

solving to our problems.this phrase means that God will fight all of our

battles.

[Lorraine Overstreet]

Q3. (1 Samuel 17:47) Why do we so often forget that “the battle is the Lord’s”? What does that phrase actually mean? How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles (“God is on my side”), rather than engaging in His battles (“I am on God’s side”)?

a) We forget the battle is the Lords. To often we fail to turn to the Lord, fail to show

our faith in Him. To often we trust our own strength instead of the Lord's when we feel

our pleas have not been answered.

God will act on our behalf if we trust in Him, and are obediet to His word.

c) First we must remember the Lord, have faith in him and follow in obedience

to Him.and his word. Open our hearts and listen to the Lord, We need to let our

faith be over our fears. Place the Lord first, instead of our needs in lifes

battles, and He will be there to aid us in our time of need.

[royk]

Q3. (1 Samuel 17:47) Why do we so often forget that “the battle is the Lord’s”? What does that phrase actually mean? How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles (“God is on my side”), rather than engaging in His battles (“I am on God’s side”)?

Trusting God and letting His will be done is what this is all about. The Psalms continually tell us to call upon Him, trust Hi, and wait upon Him. He knew us when we wee in our mother's womb. He know everything. This is amazing and is not logical or worldly. God grows us as we learn more about His unfailing promise and unfailing love. God has put us in a path to have experiences and learn to trust Him. All that is happening in ou lives today. Our best choice is to learn to trust and to pray more.

[Nelly]

"We forget that the battle is the Lord's", this means that we forget that we are acting on behalf of God in all situations and not the other way around!

We should keep focus on the word and draw closer to God and in that way we can constantly be alert that all situations,where there good or bad, they are the Lord's battles and we are his soldiers!!

[wifee]

3a)We often think that the battle is ours, and serve &act trusting in our own strength. We forget God is sovereign and will act on our behalf when we put our trust in Him and believe in Him, and not anything/anyone else.

b)The phrase the battle is the Lord’s means God is with us to fight all our battles, as we are obedient to Him, and trust.

c) We can avoid arrogance of pulling God onto my side, to fight my batlles, rather than engaging in his battles,being His agents, by stepping aside, and humbling recognising it is His world, putting everything into his hands,he’s the potter, were the clay, putting on full armour, being prepared spiritually,allowing him to protect us, and bring us through the battles, whether of health, work etc casting our cares on Him,

[srwbibleman]

Q3. (1 Samuel 17:47) Why do we so often forget that “the battle is the Lord’s”? What does that phrase actually mean?

 

I think we too often subscribe to the notion that we are in control and outcomes depend on our will and not the Lord's.  Life is a spiritual balltle so ultimately, the battle is the Lord's.

 

How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles (“God is on my side”), rather than engaging in His battles (“I am on God’s side”)?         

 

We can avoid arrogance by humbling ourself to His will and not ours.  If we strive to live like Jesus we will let the Holy Spirit clear our path (while we are on Good's path) and vanquish our enemies.

 

[cjenkins1388]

Why do we so often forget the the battle is the Lords - Because most of us want recognition for winning the battle, same as with our blessings we want recognition for accomplising it ourselves.

 

The battle is the Lords - means exactly what it says but it only works if you believe, and trust that it will.

 

Avoiding the arrogance of pulling God into our battles - For me this is really hard because sometimes I want to battle things out with my husband, my children or employers when God really wants me to sit down and be quiet.  Learning how to wait on the Lord is a skill that is only learned by praying and studying His word as much as possible.  Evidently I need more studying and praying

 

 

[karynjg]

(1 Samuel 17:47) Why do we so often forget that "the battle is the Lord's"? What does that phrase actually mean? How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles ("God is on my side"), rather than engaging in His battles ("I am on God's side")?

 

We get so caught up in trying to do everything ourselves, we forget that He is the one in control of our lives. There is nothing that happens that He is not aware of.  Everything is His, including every battle ever waged.  If we remember each day to offer ourselves to His work, He will use us to accomplish His purposes. 

[pearlgirl]

The battle is the Lord's attests to His power and might. He can do anything. He will fight for His purpose in our lives. it is not up to us to fight but to station ourselves (stand, be steadfast) and see Him fight on our behalf.

 

It is important that we stay in prayer daily so that we know which battles we are assigned to. We must not get ahead of God but stay focused on Him in all we do. Ask God to reveal His plan and even the minor details of life and He will. Jer. 33:3 Call unto me and I will answer and tell you great and mighty things you do not know.

 

[Tasha777]

We tend to trust in our own strength in most thing instead of trusting in our God.

We forget sometimes, that our heavenly father is always there for his children.

We should stand with our God for it is in him we should trust always to be there for us.

 

Listening to his voice & remembering to be obedient to him always.

 

The power of God is in every battle we face, we stand on Gods side as he stands with us.

[Bill1]

(1 Samuel 17:47) Why do we so often forget that "the battle is the Lord's"? What does that phrase actually mean? How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles ("God is on my side"), rather than engaging in His battles ("I am on God's side")?

We forget the battle is the Lords because we are in the heat of battle, trying to plan, think ahead, recover, move, etc...never giving the battle to God.  We think we know how to win.  

 

If it is going against God and His kingdom, He will fight the battle..we need to stand.

 

WE need to align ourselves with God's kingdom..seek first.  If we do that we can engage in His battles, otherwise we are fighting our own futile wars

[Pru226]

Q3. (1 Samuel 17:47) Why do we so often forget that “the battle is the Lord’s”? What does that phrase actually mean? How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles (“God is on my side”), rather than engaging in His battles (“I am on God’s side”)?

1. Personally, I think because he is not tangibly in front of me and often I am quick to "react". So when I am in a reactive mode, I have not thought to stop and bring God in to my situation.
2. It means I do not need to take matters into my own hands, that if God wants something for me and their is an obstacle in my way, then I can go to him to provide the win.
3. Stopping to think and evaluate the situation at hand. What are the things that are in my hands that God needs me to do and what things do I  need to put in Gods hands.

 

[Rene Poirier]

I truly wrestle with this one.  At times I feel that I am listening to the spirit and engaging in Gods plan and not my own. At other times I feel I am just the arm of flesh going though the motions. I know the key here is to recognize when I am in fellowship and when I'm not. Thank God I have His word which cuts though my thoughts and helps me to hear His voice.
All my heart, soul , mind and strength....Love breeding confidence breeding faith. No carnal mind can hold a match to it.

[Valentina]

I personally forget that the battle is the Lord’s battle because I think “my” battles are way too trivial to annoy Him. I think I must work hard and don’t fuss to... not to disturb Him, I guess. Working hard is sort of minimum of what you can do as a human being.

I know this is very human and doesn’t make any sense with anything is the Bible, but still it’s very hard for me to change the habit. I don’t feel problems in asking for His presence, for wisdom and teaching, for relieve from suffering and for protection... but asking for something else is a taboo for me.

The good side of this is that I never pull God in my human battles. I’ve learned over the years that even when you think you are in a good battle, the Lord’s way to lead it is subtly genious and anyway different than yours. We are like pebbles, He’s like the wind.

Plus Europe has a bloody history made of centuries of religion wars. Over the ages we killed each other for whatever religious related reasons, even the most stupid. We even have a period called “100 years war”... last, but not least, Nazis had a “Got mit Uns” ( God is with us) on their belt.

Even in this recent days, many politicians use the idea of God to move battle against other human beings: minorities, poor, other ethnicities, other religions.

I’m sick of it all. So I’m deeply scared to think I can make a link between my battles and the name of God.

[DJW]

Q3. (1 Samuel 17:47) Why do we so often forget that “the battle is the Lord’s”? What does that phrase actually mean? How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles (“God is on my side”), rather than engaging in His battles (“I am on God’s side”)?

We live in 'time' and God does not. He is all knowing and omnipresent. God has explained to us through his word that his divine plan is being executed, so all divine battles are his battles. Our task is to listen and obey and if we do that then God is fighting all the battles and using us for his purposes. 

If we fight for ourselves, or even try and enlist God in our own chosen battles we are not being obedient to him and are in fact being rebellious, serving ourselves or a false god. So even with good meaning we must be sure to remember that in all things and in all ways we must put God first. He is number 1 always!  

[Irmela]

3. (1 Samuel 17:47)

Why do we so often forget that "the battle is the Lord's"?

What does that phrase actually mean?

How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles ("God is on my side"), rather than engaging in His battles ("I am on God's side")?

The action is in the here and now, it is all around us and so it seems like the forces are all against oneself.  Taking a moment to reflect and we realize that it is not really against the outside/physical us, but actually against the inner man. breaking apart the inner us, the morale , crippling us so that we have no hope, so that we are dejected, depressed and cannot function.  If we hand over to the Lord, the burden is lifted it no longer rests on our shoulders. The decision is God's, we need to follow.  Then we find that the battle is the Lord's. It is a spiritual battle.  That is when we can rest assured we are on God's side.  Then we have security and peace within the battle.

[crissy464]

David is drawing from promises found within the Mosaic Law (Deuteronomy 20:1 = When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you.
Let God fight your battles.
 

[crissy464]

David is drawing from promises found within the Mosaic Law (Deuteronomy 20:1 = When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you.
Let God fight your battles
 

[Krissi]

Why do we so often forget that “the battle is the Lord’s”? What does that phrase actually mean? How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles (“God is on my side”), rather than engaging in His battles (“I am on God’s side”)?

This is a good question that II cannot answer adequately. I'll try, but this is going to fall wayyyy short.

Here's the issue as I see it: Are all of our battles really the Lord's? 

Lets say that I am in the midst of a battle, something like an inner battle of self-discipline or anger, or an outer battle of being unjustly demoted in the workplace. Are these God's battles or are they my battles? Does God expect me to fight battles I have the strength to win by myself, or to turn all battles over to Him and His legions of angel armies for Him to fight for me? What's my role ... what's His?

There are battles I cannot win by myself, battles so large and overwhelming that I drop on my knees in prayer and beg God to battle for me. These are the biggies, the existential battles, the battles for life and death, for victory in circumstances that require beating impossible odds. I have no doubt that God is with me in these sorts of battles.

But what about the battles that I could win if I concentrated and was organized or whatever? Do I ask God to fight for me when I'm capable of fighting for myself?  Are these battles of the Lord? I'm not so sure. I'm not even sure they rise to the level of "battles." The idea that doing what I can do in the battles of life is somehow a sign of arrogance is breathtaking to me -- perhaps it's being responsible, doing the task in front of me, stretching my abilities to the max and then asking God to carry on when I cannot go any further. 

Perhaps expecting God to fight our battles is a sign of spiritual, emotional and moral weakness. If God gives us the strength to fight, it may be the case that He's expecting us to use it! 

I pull God into my battles when I cannot win without Him. If I pull God into my battle with cancer, for example, it's not that I'm trying to corral God into solving this problem, but that I simply can't solve it without Him. And even then, I'm not sure He is concerned with solving the problem as I would think it to be solved. After all, plenty of Christians have died of cancer and my hunch is they all prayed to be healed. There are a few times when we stand and let God fight our battles, but in my life experience, these are the exception, not the rule. Usually, God expects us to fight our own battles.

How we do this while being humble and willing to turn on His dime ... that's the life quest. We are to fight battles prayerfully, both before fighting and during the fight. We are to thank Him for victory even though we-ourselves fought with everything in our power. In a real sense, everything that happens is pre-choreographed by God and we only think we're fighting battles, because the outcome has been determined. But, again, we have only our own perspective. We fight because we can and must. We ask Him for help when our strength falters. We ask Him for guidance. We ask for wisdom. And then, we plunge ahead because we have no choice; the battle must be fought.

We have no idea what are His battles. His ways are inscrutable. So we fight our battles hoping that He smiles on our effort. We fight knowing that at some point our own abilities will be tapped out and we'll have to rely on Him to win. We fight knowing that what we think is an existential battle may be a defeat (to us) that is part of His will. Transcendent and unknowable ... that's our God. 

By fighting our own battles, we hope to fight His battles as well. The two conflate, not because our battles are such a big deal to God, but because that's all we have in life. We have battles. That's what we give to Him. 

[Nicolaas A.P. Mostert]

Q3. (1 Samuel 17:47)

Why do we so often forget that "the battle is the Lord's"?

We trust in our own strength

What does that phrase actually mean?

God will act on our behalf when we trust in him and are obedient to his voice.

How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles ("God is on my side"), rather than engaging in His battles ("I am on God's side")?

By articulates a basic principle of faith as David says The battle is the LORDS and not the battle is mine.

[LadyT]

Q3. (1 Samuel 17:47) Why do we so often forget that "the battle is the Lord's"? I get caught up in guilt and denial. I'm too busy with black and white. I'm learning, through David's story, that redemption is real and that I can't mope everytime I sin and run from God. Adam also tried to hide and it didn't work. God punished, but he also forgave and redeemed. So, I personally take tough situations and say "I deserve it because I'm bad and not as good a child of God as [insert name]" so I give up and accept defeat.

What does that phrase actually mean? I'm taking it as God protecting His children. If my son gets into an argument with another child, even though it has nothing to do with me, I'm ready to fight for my child and protect him. 

How can we avoid the arrogance of pulling God into our battles ("God is on my side"), rather than engaging in His battles ("I am on God's side")? Yikes! I need help with this. 😅 Again, I struggle with black and white. I'ma sit with this question and pray over it.