Choose Your Battles Wisely

[Hopefully]

Battles are inevitable. They are going to come your way whether you like it or not. The only control you have, is to choose which battles you will fight, and which battles you will allow to slide on past. If you do not learn how to do this, then you will spend huge amounts of emotional and maybe even physical energy fighting every single battle that pops up.

Your survival as a Christian depends greatly on how you handle battles and how you handle that pesky emotion of anger. Battles make us angry, no doubt about that. Anger, though, is not always a bad thing. Christians often misunderstand the emotion of anger and lump all anger into the same category and label it sin. This is not true. All anger is not sinful. Once we learn to manage the emotion of anger correctly, then we can learn the important skill of choosing our battles wisely.
 

read more at https://www.bible-knowledge.com/choosing-your-battles/

Sometimes the best response is no response. You don’t have to respond to everything that comes your way. 

“Choose your battles wisely. After all, life isn't measured by how many times you stood up to fight. It's not winning battles that makes you happy, but it's how many times you turned away and chose to look into a better direction. Life is too short to spend it on warring. Fight only the most, most, most important ones, let the rest go.” 

― C. JoyBell C.

 

Edited May 10, 2021 by Hopefully

[Ray12614]

Good advice.

[PeterR]

"A Christian’s battle

Hebrews 12:3

It is very wrong to pretend that Christians will have no real difficulties in this world. Sometimes people do give that impression when they urge someone to become a Christian. But it is very wrong.

When a person becomes a Christian, they join in a battle. It is a battle between God, and the evil forces that control this world. Although we do not see that war, it is real. It is the most important war that exists anywhere. And we do see its effects.

For clear evidence of that fight, we only have to think about Jesus’ life. Jesus was completely good, so there was no proper reason for anyone to oppose him. But evil people were constantly opposing him. And on many occasions, they tried to kill him (for example, Mark 3:6; Luke 4:29; John 7:19 and Matthew 26:4).

Christians are in that same battle. So of course evil forces oppose them. Of course they will have problems and difficulties. They have the problems and difficulties that everyone suffers. And in addition, they may have extra problems and difficulties because of their relationship with God.

But Christians do not need to be afraid of their difficulties. God is stronger then the devil; and he makes Christians strong during their troubles, too (1 John 4:4). As they think about Jesus, God will give them the courage to stand firm. As they trust him, he will give them the power to go on (Isaiah 40:31).

The battle is not their battle, but God’s battle. They are on God’s side, so God supports them. Nobody can overcome God. And nobody will separate them from the love of God, their father (Romans 8:31-39)."

http://www.usefulbible.com/hebrews/christian-battle.htm

 

What is the key to living a victorious Christian life?

[...]

The victorious Christian life is a journey of faith, not just for eternal salvation, but of daily decisions building up into lifestyle that reflects Christ (Galatians 2:20). Faith is the calm assurance that what we do not yet see is far more real, more substantial, more trustworthy than what we do see (Hebrews 11:1). The life of faith chooses to believe God in all things (Romans 4:3). “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory” (Colossians 3:1–4, ESV).

The victorious Christian life is lived with eyes set on the things of heaven, not of this world. Jesus is our model in this: “For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart” (Hebrews 12:2–3). The eternal life of the believer is set securely in Christ. We, too, are at God’s right hand, by faith. The victorious Christian is one who lives in that reality.

https://www.gotquestions.org/victorious-Christian-life.html

 

 

[Hopefully]

3 minutes ago, PeterR said:

It is very wrong to pretend that Christians will have no real difficulties in this world. Sometimes people do give that impression when they urge someone to become a Christian. But it is very wrong.

Amen and thank you so much for posting your comment! 

[Justin Adams]

Sun-Tzu writes, "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting" (2.2)

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." ― Sun Tzu

[Hopefully]

1 hour ago, Justin Adams said:

If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." ― Sun Tzu

Thank you Justin very wise indeed.

[Alive]

What battle(s) are you referring to in the OP?

[Starise]

The battle will come to you. You won't have to choose one.

We may be on the offensive as well. How do we choose whether to fight a battle we choose? We don't. God leads us meaning He makes our choices.

I thought the OP was TBH a limited overview. An introduction with no specifics. It all sounds good but it doesn't take us anywhere. It's almost on par with " Christians should be good people". 

It's easy to agree with generalizations. Where does the rubber meet the road?

[Hopefully]

10 minutes ago, Starise said:

The battle will come to you.

I agree and we must choose which ones to fight is what the post means at least what I wanted it to mean.

[Starise]

11 minutes ago, Hopefully said:

I agree and we must choose which ones to fight is what the post means at least what I wanted it to mean.

I appreciate your thoughts on this. My initial inclination is to remember the scripture where the Lord tells us He won't lay more on us than we can handle. Jesus even went so far as to say His burden is light. What do you make of that?

How can we be fighting and still feel we have a light burden?