KNUCK IF YOU BUCK

I would love to know where some of your minds went when you read the title, but I’m glad I got your attention.

We have all been exposed to situations that weren’t favorable and caused us to step out of character giving people a run for their money. Raise your hand and admit that at one point and time this was you, or is still you lol. This is a judgement free zone and both of my hands went up. We are living in a time where “clapping back” has become the new normal, “telling it like it is”, “gathering folks together”, and so much more. Although it feels good in the moment to release all of that frustration and anger, it leads to nowhere.

With a “clap back” culture so prevalent I wish we had some people in the Bible like Nehemiah here to go against the grain of what’s normal. For one, a lot of things that we see or experience are set up as distractions, and we always fall for it. But when you are focused on what’s in front of you and what God has for you, you get tunnel vision and every thing that doesn’t align with where you’re going becomes obsolete. One thing that we can all take from Nehemiah’s story is to stay FOCUSED. Not every action deserves a reaction, and when we engage in distractions it takes our focus off the things that really matter.

It’s easier said than done when you’re facing opposition but if Nehemiah was able to do it, so are we. Some things that we can learn from Nehemiah’s story is to take things to God in prayer, trust and know that he is fighting for us to succeed, he thwarts the plans of the enemy, and it challenges us to ignore the enemy’s tactics to distract us.

Heres a question to think about, am I going to allow this person or thing to allow me to take steps back or use it as ammunition to propel me forward?

So the next time someone tries to knuck, be slow to buck and let the Lord handle them in his timing and his way.

Be blessed and lets continue to Chase After Zion y’all!!!!!!!!!