🥋 Worth Fighting For
What’s really important? What’s worth fighting for?
Some will say wealth, status, health, or stability. And yes, these matter. They don’t define us, but there’s nothing wrong with desiring them. For the Word of God says: “The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.” (Proverbs 10:22)
To aspire to wealth is commendable. To be recognized for a job well done is honorable: “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things…” (Matthew 25:21).
To be physically, mentally, and financially stable is worth striving for: “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” (3 John 1:2).
And family—ah, that is non-negotiable war. As a mom, I know we are stewards, shepherds, entrusted to show our children the way: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6).
Yet, to me, the peak—the fight that matters most—is the search for the Kingdom of God: “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33).
That is the summit. That is eternal.
Dreams are worth fighting for too. They are whispers of destiny, gateways to the life we’re meant to live: “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4). But dream are earthly—conditional, shifting with the turmoil of life.
I find that the struggle to incorporate the fruits of the Spirit in our lives is far more permanent, far more stable investments than chasing our dreams. Why? Because they remain true regardless of circumstance.
I can confidently say that:
Joy is worth fighting for—do things that bring joy, keep people who make you laugh. “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!" (Philippians 4:4)
Peace is worth protecting. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (John 14:27)
Love is worth learning and giving. Marriage is covenant—the beast that makes and breaks souls. It asks for much, doesn’t it?
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.” (Ephesians 5:25). Ah, to be willing to lose your life for the woman you love—that is one of the greatest fights of all time.
And wives: “Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:22) And again, “The wife must respect her husband.” (Ephesians 5:33). Oh my—what serious work it is to quiet our pride, to lay down the urge to always have the last word, and to let him lead.
Though the love scriptures may seem to demand more from men than women, they truly break even. Husbands are called to love by losing themselves; wives are called to surrender by yielding their will. Each bears a weight, each carries a sacrifice.
Respect and pleasure, measured through sacrifice, are God’s way of balancing the scales. Love asks for death to self. Respect asks for restraint of pride. Pleasure asks for covenant discipline. Together, they form the holy equilibrium of marriage.
Stewarding this relationship is no small task—it is war. Not for the faint of heart, but for those willing to fight with love, surrender, and trust.
And then there’s Gentleness, another beast that’s worth fighting for. It’s needed in a world filled with cold hearts steeped in contempt.
All the things of God are worth the fight: His love, His kingdom, His gifts, His presence. These are forever things.
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” (Colossians 3:2). Yes, indeed. I am greedy for the eternal.
I’m desperate for His love. Hungry for His kingdom. I would fight for the chance to be embedded into the very depths of His heart.
Again, for me, God is the ultimate prize worth fighting for.
