Little by Little

²² The Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little. You may not make an end of them at once, lest the wild beasts grow too numerous for you.”

Deut 7:22

Have you ever had a day that was so troublesome, so difficult, that it literally felt like the whole world was coming against you? It didn’t matter where you were or what you accomplished, it just felt as if there was far too much to handle. You are not alone. We all have had a moment where we thought we would break. (Otherwise this essay is pointless and I am completely alone in this worry)

You know the best part about all that stress is that you didn’t break. You are still here. You made it! God is so good! In the scripture above it is written that God will clear the nations before you. What a great promise that is. To know that even if the whole world is against you God is still for you. Not only is He for you, but also He is willing to fight off the nations “little by little”. So why do we even bother doing anything at all? I mean if God is going to clear the nations, the pressure and the stress, then why do I have to do anything?

That is an interesting point; however, pay close attention to the very next sentence where it says “you may not make an end at once”. Did you catch that? It says “you”. This implies that we will have to do something. I know; I just took all the ease out of it and put the stress right back on your shoulders. The world is collapsing again and there is no answer in sight. But is that what I really just said? Or is there another answer?

Our walk with God is at times slow and tedious. We do not always see where we are heading, instead we just trod along, and that is just fine. God is still God.

Stop! Think about what you just read. God is still God.

It does not matter how slow and tedious our walk is, He is still God and we will be just fine. While He will not fight all the fights for us, He does clear the way.

The passage above that we have referenced leads to that end. God is willing to clear away the nations, but we have to be willing to walk along and “make an end of them.” Whatever your stressors in life are God is willing to ease the burden, but you still must be willing to face them yourself and defeat it in your own way. The greatest power of God is to empower you. To not just prove how mighty He is, but to show how strong you can be.

That is right, you are strong. “I can do all things in Him who strengthens me.” (Eph. 4:13) Memorize this verse. Absorb this verse. Live this verse. It may only happen “little by little” otherwise the “wild beasts grow to numerous”, but it will happen. Take courage. You are not alone, God is walking right there with you. He has seen the path you take and is ready to strengthen you. All you have to do is call out His name and have faith that God is still God.