Think about something as ordinary as a leaky faucet. At first, it’s just an occasional drip—annoying, but manageable. You tell yourself you’ll fix it later. Days pass. The drip continues. Then comes the water bill, the stain under the sink, the fear that something worse might be happening behind the wall. What was once a simple fix now feels overwhelming, not because it changed, but because of how long you carried it without help.
Not every problem starts big. Some start with just a whisper—a pain that ends with a fatal diagnosis, or an argument that ends in divorce. Before you know it, that “small stuff” has grown into a knot in your chest that follows you to bed and greets you when you wake up.
In 2 Chronicles 20:15, God speaks to people who were facing an enemy far bigger than they could handle. The reassurance wasn’t a strategy or a step-by-step plan. It was a reminder of Who was really in control:
“…Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.”
That truth applies just as much to our everyday struggles as it did on the battlefield. When small problems grow heavy, remember that you aren’t carrying them alone. The battle is God’s.
May the God of the Bible bless you!
Bishop Bira Joshua
