Paradigm Switch: A Pebble Becomes a Boulder in Less Than 10 Minutes!

All day yesterday, I could hear the words “I will not be moved” going over and over in my head. I wondered if God was giving me a song, but He only gave me those few words with a simple melody. I wondered if I was humming a song I knew. I was asking God questions like do you want me to find this song? Is it a Hill Song? I was way off track. God was giving me a gift, and I almost missed it!

I began to think about sticky and gloomy situations lurking over my children, the school system, and my own personal battles. I saw myself as a small stone, but by the end of this significant moment, I saw myself as boulder. I began to sing this melody with fervor and strength in my car! For every situation, I was singing out loud: I will not be moved! I also confessed my fear about every situation, but then I inserted: I will not be moved again and again. I felt an in vigorous spiritual strength sweep over me. I was reminded of what I wrestling with: the Devil. So, I said I am not moving, running, or backing down. I WILL NOT BE MOVED! The Lord was in my battle; He met me.

I was reminded in my car and in a span of less than ten minutes that I could war off whatever is coming my way. I remembered reading in John about the spirit of truth. God was bringing truth to me right in my car. Truth is needed in very situation not fear! I am not talking about the fear of the Lord; we need that! I am talking about the fear that makes you run away with your tail between your legs because you think you have been defeated. Instead, God tells us not fret or be angry about things; it only causes harm! Let the light of God’s words dispel your darkness. Let the spirit of truth come! The devil does not fight fairly; it says He lurks around seeking who he may devour. He looks for the weakest and the strongest. He doesn’t care. He wants to destroy your FAITH. Knowing the seriousness of this all, I need to have a well-ordered, disciplined, strictly-controlled, and well-organized in battle. 1 Peter 5:8 tells us "to be sober and vigilant". The good news is that God has already given us the plan for regimented battle! Be cognizant of what is warring around you!

God gives us strength and wants our battles to be regimented battles. He wants us to use the tools He has put in our hands: Prayer, Praise, and the Word of God. his includes putting on the whole Armor of God (Ephesians 6). Also, Psalms 27 reminds us that the Lord is the strength of our life and no matter what trouble arises: we can be confident in Him! Church, He does not want us backing down. The truth is that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood; instead, we are in an intense spiritual and evil battle. So do not think that warring and wrestling is strange or odd, though they can be tiring. Understand that God has given us provision for battle!

He does not want us to take matters into our own hands solving the problem for God or ourselves. Instead, He wants us to rely on Him. He is looking for a people that know their God. He wants us to wait on Him, be of good courage, and to speak to the mountain. But God wants you to understand that he wants you to be regimented with your wrestling matches and that you should wait for Him for Him to move though you intercede. (Psalms 27:14, 33:20, 37:7, 37:9, 37:34, 40:1, 130:5). Did I contradict myself? No. Remember that you use the tools He gives you and the rest you leave to Him to fix! I included Psalm 30 for you to see how David reports that in prosperity he will not be moved (vs. 6 & 7). If you read the entire Psalm, you can see that He has been through the battle! In fact, the book of Psalm records many of David’s battles, but the Lord delivers him from them all. The more battles you win; the stronger you become. The more battles you avoid; the weaker you become. So, I am going to try to look at warfare in a new way. I can embrace the battles because I am going to win them. Even David reports in Psalms 30: 11 that God has turned his mourning into dancing!

You know what? I am going to wrestle with the tools He has entrusted me with, and I am going to fight the good fight! I am going to embrace the battles knowing that I can be confident in God. I am NOT going to be moved unless He moves! I am a boulder and not a pebble! I am strong in the Lord and in the power of His might! What about you?


Psalm 30 (NKJV) from BibleGateway.com
A Psalm. A Song at the dedication of the house of David.
1 I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up,
And have not let my foes rejoice over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried out to You,
And You healed me.
3 O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave;
You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.[a]

4 Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.[b]
5 For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy comes in the morning.

6 Now in my prosperity I said,
“I shall never be moved.”
7 LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
You hid Your face, and I was troubled.

8 I cried out to You, O LORD;
And to the LORD I made supplication:
9 “What profit is there in my blood,
When I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it declare Your truth?
10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me;
LORD, be my helper!”

11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Finally, listen to I Will Not Be Moved by Natalie Grant.
I hope it encourages you! Be blessed! Illy