Choose Your Battles, is the word of the day. There are some things that are just not worth fighting against or dealing with. Sometimes you must choose your battles. The fall out of meaningless battles will leave you weakened for the battles you must fight.
I can still remember my oldest son Kolt, when he was only 5 years old informing Starla and me that he wanted an earring. We kindly told him that we did not think that would be appropriate at his age. But when he turned 18, if he still wanted an earring, then he could. Well, fast forward 13 years and our 18 year old, who was still living at home and still in High School, asked if he could get his earring now. I quickly responded and said, “No.” He reminded me of what we had told him when he was 5. I explained that what I meant was, when he was out of the house and on his own, he could do whatever he pleased.
Starla pulled me over to the side and in a gentle whisper said, “Kendall, we told him, when he was 18, he could get an earring. Let’s keep our word.” She continued, “We need to choose our battles.”
This is not a battle that we chose to fight. You may feel differently. That’s up to you to decide. But don’t miss the point of what I am saying. We chose not to make this an issue in our family. I can say that Kolt is a fully devoted follower of Christ, a loving husband and an awesome father of three and a Man of God.
As the Apostle Paul prayed for the Philippians to know what is best. I pray this over you today.
Philippians 1:9-10 “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best.”