Reserved Assignment: When God Fights for You: Stand Still and Watch

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Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with your host,

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Connie Morris, where healing has a voice and truth is no longer silent.

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Father God, like Jabez, we cry out that thou would bless us indeed.

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Bless every woman listening beyond trauma, beyond limits, beyond what she thought

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was possible. Enlarge her territory.

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Expand her purpose. Let your hand be upon this moment.

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Saturate every word with oil and truth. break cycles, cancel every curse sent to silence her.

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This isn't just a podcast. This is holy ground. In Jesus' name, amen.

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Welcome back to Diary of a Black Woman podcast, where faith meets real life

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and truth transforms how we lead, live, and love.

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I'm Yose Connie Morris, And today's episode, episode three, is titled, When God Fights for You.

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If you ever felt surrounded spiritually,

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emotionally, or even in your workplace, this episode is for you.

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Because sometimes the battle you're facing isn't yours to win.

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God to prove. Exodus 14, 14 reads, the Lord will fight for you.

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You need only to be still.

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This verse was spoken to the Israelites when they stood trapped between Pharaoh's army and the Red Sea.

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Fear said, we're finished. But faith whispered, watch what God does next.

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When God reserves an assignment, he also defends the one carrying it.

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You don't need to clap back, explain yourself, or prove your worth.

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Sometimes the greatest warfare strategy is one of silence and stability.

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God fights for those who move in obedience. When you stand where he tells you

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to stand, even when it looks impossible, heaven mobilize.

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Your stillness is not weakness, it's trust. It says, Lord, I don't know how

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you're doing this or how you're going to do it, but I know you will.

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Real talk. Let's be honest.

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There are times we've tried to fight our own battles and ended up tired,

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bitter, or misunderstood.

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But when we hand the fight back to God, peace steps in.

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I've been in leadership, in ministry, even in personal relationships.

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I've seen this happen firsthand, even as a police officer, even as a minister,

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even going to Bible school.

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When you step back and let God fight for you and let peace just tells you, peace, be still.

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It's like Jesus spoke to the water. You will see a different side of God. He does protect his own.

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And sometimes his victory looks different than what we expected.

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He doesn't always remove the opposition.

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He positions you, repositions you until they can't touch you.

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So it's like he's making a table in front of your enemies, and they do not know what happened.

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Because what happens when you reposition, remember, you're not no longer looking

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at them. You look in a different direction.

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You don't want to focus, you know, so keep your eye on the Lord.

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Some examples from the Bible, think about Deborah and Barak.

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The eyes were against them, but obedience unlocked supernatural victory.

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Or David standing before Goliath, no armor, no army, just confidence in God.

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Or Esther walking into the throne room, risking her life, yet the favor of God went before her.

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In every case, God fought through their obedience.

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So ask yourself, what battles have I been fighting that God already claimed his own?

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Am I reacting from fear or resting in faith?

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And what would change if I truly believe that heaven is defending me right now?

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It's like, you know, you have a big brother or a big sister.

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You know, you can talk all that smack.

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Because you know they're not going to let no one hurt you, especially when you see them coming.

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You know, you're sitting there, you're going to like, and then all of a sudden

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you see your sister or brother come and you're like, oh, y'all can't mess with me now.

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You can't mess with me now. That's what God, God wants us to look to him,

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to count on him in every single battle.

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Let's pray. Lord, thank you for fighting the battles I can't see.

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Forgive me for every time I try to fix what only you could finish.

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Help me to stay still, stay faithful, and stay focused.

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When the pressure rises, remind me that you go before me and surround me.

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In every attack, let my peace be proof that you are my defender.

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In Jesus' name, amen.

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Let's decree I will not fear what comes against me.

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God fights for me and no weapon formed against me will prosper.

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My stillness is my strength, my peace is my protest, and my obedience is my victory.

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When God fights for you, you don't have to push doors open or pull people in.

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You have to stand still long enough to watch Him work.

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You might not see the victory yet, but trust me, the angels are already on assignment.

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This has been Diary of a Black Woman podcast.

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With your host, Connie Morris, this message reminds you to rest while God fights.

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Share with someone who has been caring too much. And remember that God reserves what God reserves.

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No one can replace.

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Amen. Thank you for listening to this episode.

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And before we close out, I want to speak a word of promise over you from Jeremiah 29, 11 through 14.

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Father God, you declared, I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper

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you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

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So today we receive that truth.

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You said when we call on you, you will listen. So we pray.

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You said that when we seek you with our hearts, you will be found. So we pursue.

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You said you will restore us from captivity.

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So we declare freedom over every place where our listeners feel stuck, silenced, or small.

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Thank you for always drawing near when we show up in faith. In Jesus' name, amen.