War Chapters - Fighting on Your Knees

And it came to pass that they [the Nephites] turned upon the Lamanites, and they cried with one voice unto the Lord their God, for their liberty and their freedom from bondage.
Alma 43: 49

This verse goes along very well with what I shared yesterday and the day before. The insight I gained from this short verse is the wisdom of praying in the face of temptation. In this chapter, the Nephites were facing a hard battle. The Lamanites were twice as numerous as they were and were fighting like dragons. The Nephites had the advantage of armor, but they were still struggling, which just goes to demonstrate the strength and power of their enemies. The Nephites almost turned and fled from the Lamanites at this time. In fact, they started to, and I can't blame them. But after a quick pep-talk from their war captain, Moroni, they turned and held their ground and did what any sane, god-fearing person would do when facing an enemy that strong. They prayed.

I mentioned yesterday that our battles against evil are not physical, but spiritual. Even so, the stakes are just as high as ever, and the combatants are just as strong. The evil spirits that tempt us are fighting like dragons to destroy our souls. Many of us have the advantage of armor, the Armor of God, to be precise, but we still sometimes struggle. So what do we do when we fight as hard as we can, but are still struggling to resist temptation? The same thing any sane, God-fearing person would do when facing an adversary that strong; we pray.

Thanks to the miracle of prayer, we don't have to fight any of our battles alone, especially the spiritual ones. Through prayer, we can call upon the powers of heaven in our moment of need and receive the miraculous strength we sometimes need to resist the temptations that challenge us. We will always have to fight to resist temptation, but we don't have to do it alone. Our Heavenly Father and a host of guardian angels are just waiting for us to ask for their help. Don't forget, and never be ashamed, to ask for their help when you need it.