Built for This!

Listen to God's response to Jeremiah's complaint of all the wrong and evil that surrounded him:

“If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you,
Then how can you contend with horses?
And if in the land of peace,
In which you trusted, they wearied you,
Then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan? (Jer.12:5, NKJV)

The difficulties that you are encountering now are simply the training fields for the greater work that you were designed and called out to do. You were designed to run with horses, so don't become wearied by the footmen that resist you. God is training you for greater things.

"You may be wondering, How can I withstand the incessant attacks of the enemy? You do it by understanding that you were built for the battle. Everything that you have endured in life to this point has worked out to prepare you for the battle at hand. Right before David fought Goliath, King Saul tried to talk him out of it:

32 David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart(AG) on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.”

33 Saul replied,(AH) “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”

34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion(AI) or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized(AJ) it by its hair, struck it and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both the lion(AK) and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. 37 The Lord who rescued(AL) me from the paw of the lion(AM) and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” (1 Sam. 17:32-37, NIV)

What was David saying to Saul? He was saying, I am built for this. I have been in training for this very moment. I have killed both lion and bear. I am built for this. Trust me my friend, you are built for this. Don't listen to the lies of the enemy. This is your moment, this is where you glorify God and build your legacy as a believer. I don't care how lonely it is, you are built for this. I don't care how dark it gets, you are built for this. I don't care how many people talk behind your back, you are built for this.

You were designed to run with horses, don't let the footmen weary you. Shake loose of your fears. Shake loose of those doubts. Shake loose of the procrastination. Rise up and run with confidence that you are built for the battle. Look the enemy in the I and tell him; "I'm built for this. Facing an uphill battle? I'm built for this. Marriage in disarray? I'm built for this. In return for your love, they have become your accusers? I'm built for this.

Run with the horses my friend because soon your running will take flight and you will soar with eagles. Praise God! ~ Dr. Rick Wallace