Some things are worth fighting for, but some things should be left to die in the fire

Some things are worth fighting for, but some things should be left to die in the fire.

I'm not sure where that came from, but I feel like right now it is really true for me and my circumstance. There are things in life that are worth fighting for, but sometimes we hold on to things that we love that put us in danger. Whether it's actual physical danger or a spiritual danger, the danger is still there.

There are many times God will pull us away from things that aren't good for us, but because we can't see the outcome in the long run, we fight against it and we run back into this fire that God started because He wants "it" to die.

Imagine your life as this house, and pre-Christ most things in the house [no matter how harmless it seems] are actual spiritual suicide. So God comes in, and He sets this house a flame, and you run out of the house towards God grabbing only the things that are essentials, but what if some of the things that you grab [and think are necessary] are really just spiritual junk and it's only weighing you done?

These are the things that need to die in the fire. These are the things that we desperately need to let go, but we so want to cling on to. I can't imagine what would have happened if Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego hadn't embraced the reality of who our God is before going into the fire [Daniel 3:16-28]. What would have happened if they'd gone into the fire and not embraced who God was but instead allowed fear to grip them. Would they have seen the angelic presence that God placed in the furnace to protect them?

“Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the Lord.”---Jonah 2:8-9

If we continue to hold on to those things which hold no true power [only that which we give it] we put ourselves in a position away from God. Not saying that we're out of God's reach, only saying that we've chosen "it" over God.