Who's Got Your Back?

Romans 8:31 asks the following: If God is for us who can be against us?  So often we find ourselves up against people and situations that are working against us, desiring to see us fall short of whatever goal we're trying to achieve.  In those type of situations several people, myself included, have stated the same question and used it as a reminder that despite how the situation may look, God loves us, He is for us, and that we'll always win if anything tries to come against us.  So that's pretty straight-forward.  But what happens when the one standing against you is yourself?  When you no longer desire anything for your life and you're ok with going down a destructive path?  What happens when God is for you but You're against yourself?  I'll ask the question again and really think about it this time:  What happens when God is for you but You're against yourself? 

Some of the things that could happen are:  1) defeat and you giving up on life, 2) finding a way to build yourself back up eventually after years of your life has been marked by defeat, and 3) having a solid collection of people who will stand up for you and not allow you to destroy yourself.  Some or all of these could happen- I pray that if I ever have a period where I'm against myself, the latter will happen and those I know will stand up for me.  Stand up how?  By praying for me, by offering assistance in whatever form, by providing a listening ear, by making themselves available, by seeking outside help if that's what's required, by DOING SOMETHING and not just watch me destroy myself.

Life is interesting.  One day you could be experiencing the best day of your life and then Bam! Your life could all of a sudden be flooded with so much chaos that you don't know how to handle anything being thrown at you.  The people in your circle will either help lift you up or bring you down, that's why you have to wisely choose those in your inner circle.  Choose a team who will have your back 100% of the time; people that you know will keep you uplifted thru prayer and by consistently adding to your existence.  Hopefully you'll never find yourself in a situation where God is for you, but you're against yourself.  If it ever does happen, I pray you're smart enough to have great insurance coverage with the friends and family members you've chosen to have close by.

~Dee