Position Yourself Correctly

By: Jenifer Metzger

You do not have to fight this battle.

Position yourselves, stand still, and

see the salvation of the Lord. He is with

you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be

afraid or discouraged. Tomorrow, g out

to face them, for the Lord is with you.

2 Chronicles 20:17 CSB

When I read the above verse in 2 Chronicles, two words stick out to me: position yourselves. When we position ourselves correctly, we can see the salvation of the Lord, we can have confidence that He is with us, we don't need to be afraid, and we don't need to be discouraged. All of that if we just position ourselves correctly.

So how can we position ourselves correctly?

Repent of sin. Ask God for forgiveness of your sins. Since we are human and sin daily, we need to repent of our sins daily. Thankfully, God has no limits on His forgiveness. We ask forgiveness, He is faithful and forgives. Does that mean we can go on sinning? Absolutely not; we need to strive to live a holy and sinless life. But God knows we are human and imperfect. He knows we will sin and He is waiting on us to repent.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful

and righteous to forgive us our sins

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9 CSB

Read the Bible daily. The Bible is our daily bread, our instruction. We need to read the Word daily and meditate on the words we read.

This book of instruction must not depart from

your mouth; you are to meditate on it day

and night so that you may carefully observe

everything written in it. For then you will

prosper and succeed in whatever you do.

Joshua 1:8 CSB

Pray continually. Prayer is simply talking to our Heavenly Father. Pray in all things and about all things. Pray by giving thanks, pray for others, pray just to worship His great name. We need intentional prayer time, but we can also pray as we go about our day.

 Rejoice always, pray constantly,

give thanks in everything; for this

is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 CSB

Seek God. God promises that when we seek Him, we will find Him. The beautiful thing is when we truly find Him, we get this amazing taste and want more of Him, so we seek more.

You will seek Me and find Me when

you search for Me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:13 CSB

Obey His commands. God doesn't set boundaries as a way to control us. It's the exact opposite in fact. God loves us so much that He wants the very best for us. He sets loving boundaries just as we do for our children. We need to obey His commands.

This is love: that we walk according to His

commands. This is the command as you have

heard it from the beginning: that you walk in love.

2 John 1:6 CSB

Forgive others. When we withhold unforgiveness, we are only hurting ourselves. God knows this which is why He calls us to forgive. When we freely forgive, God freely forgives.

Bearing with one another and forgiving

one another if anyone has a grievance

against another. Just as the Lord has

forgiven you, so you are also to forgive.

Colossians 3:13 CSB

When we do these things, we have placed positioned ourselves to see God. Let's strive to be women who are positioned for God.

Discussion:

1. Think over these things. Is there one you struggle with more than the others?

2. We all want to see God, yet we often fail to position ourselves to see Him. Strive to be a woman who positions herself correctly.