When God Fights for You: The Art of Holding Your Peace.

There’s something incredibly freeing about letting go of offense. Not in the passive, suppress-it-and-pretend-it-didn’t-happen way, but in the kind of release that places every injustice, every pain, into the hands of the only One who can truly handle it—God.

Because He does handle it.

And He does it far better than we ever could.

Reporting to the Right Authority

Every time someone wounds me deeply, I take it straight to God and never revisit it. This isn’t because I’m superhuman or lack emotions. On the contrary, I feel everything intensely. But I have come to realize that my response to hurt is more important to God than the hurt itself.

Scripture is clear:

“To him who knows the right thing to do and does it not, to him it is sin.” (James 4:17)

God will not ask me what someone did to me. He will ask what I did in response.

The weight of that realization is humbling. It shifts the focus from “Why me?” to “What now?” Because whether we like it or not, there will be times when we are hurt, misunderstood, betrayed. It’s inevitable.

But how we respond—that’s where the test lies.

The Waiting Season: A Personal Battle

I know about waiting.

Waiting for justice. Waiting for healing. Waiting for an answer to prayers so raw they felt like they were scraping against my soul.

For four whole years, I waited to conceive. Every month that passed felt like a silent rebuke, a whisper that maybe I had been forgotten. It was the hardest thing I had ever endured, second only to losing my mother.

But here’s the thing—Scripture tells us:

“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13)

The only reason I waited that long? Because I could bear it.

Not because it was easy.

Not because it was fair.

But because God knew I could handle it.

I realized that the pain of the wait had produced something deeper than just a testimony. It had built my faith.

So, walking away from God? Never an option. Reacting to people’s hurtful actions? Also unnecessary.

Because God fights for me.

David’s Restraint: A Masterclass in Trust

No one was more undeserving of persecution than David when Saul relentlessly pursued him. No reason. No justification. Just pure, irrational hatred.

And yet, when David had the perfect opportunity to take revenge, he didn’t.

“And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?” (1 Samuel 26:9)

He could have justified it. He could have argued that Saul deserved it. He could have taken matters into his own hands.

But he didn’t.

Instead, he let God handle it.

David knew something we often forget: when God fights for you, you don’t have to get your hands dirty.

You don’t have to scheme. You don’t have to retaliate. You don’t have to plot your defense.

Because God is your defense.

And He never loses a battle.

The Trap of Offense

Jesus warned us:

“It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come!” (Luke 17:1)

The Greek word used here for “offense” is skandalon—the stick that sets the bait in a trap.

Offense is a bait.

A bait to get us to react. To sin. To step out of alignment with God.

And yet, forgiveness is our secret weapon. It disarms the enemy. It releases us from the chains of bitterness.

Jesus made it clear:

“If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.” (Luke 17:3-4)

Seven times in a day.

Not because people deserve it.

Not because they won’t do it again.

But because forgiveness is about freeing ourselves, not excusing others.

The Faith to Forgive

No wonder the disciples responded with, “Increase our faith!” (Luke 17:5)

Because forgiving like this? It requires supernatural strength.

It requires faith the size of a mustard seed—small, yet potent enough to uproot even the deepest roots of bitterness.

Jesus never said forgiveness would be easy.

But He did say it would be necessary.

And the greatest miracles of faith are not always seen in mountains moving, but in hearts healing.

Letting Go, Letting God

If someone has wronged you, you have two choices:

Carry the offense and let it poison you.

Release it to God and let Him fight for you.

I choose the second.

Because my peace is too expensive to trade for resentment.

Because my destiny is too valuable to be derailed by offense.

Because my God fights for me—and when He does, the battle is already won.

So, the next time you’re tempted to retaliate, to hold a grudge, to pick up an offense…

Pause.

Breathe.

And let God handle it.