Wars, conflicts, and battles have always had a lasting effect on those who were fighting for their lives. War has never been pretty, and lives are often lost without time for remorse. People’s lives can forever be changed, and others will never regain their composure and go on to live normal lives.
It’s something destructive about the battle that will hinder the fighter from connecting with loved ones again once the turmoil is over. Some families struggle to be reintegrated and move past the trauma that altered their lives in the first place. If that’s not bad enough some are wounded by enemy fire and pieces of their weaponry can pierce their body and remain stuck in their hearts, hindering them from moving forward. Scrap metal is his name and pain is his game. Scrap Metal is harmful and can physically impair the soldier and keep them from navigating through life with ease.
I remember a superhero called Iron Man. In the movie, he got that name because he was struck by an IED and metal from the device got lodged in his chest and he had to use an electrical magnetic device to pull the metal continuously away from his heart if he wanted to stay alive. He was wounded but he did what was necessary to make it from one day to the next.
I believe that someone can also be wounded with scraps from the conflict emotionally. What do you do when you find yourself struggling from the pain and discomfort of the battles you fight—while off the battlefield? What do you do when the residue of the conflict has left you with scars that others can’t physically see? What do you do to regain your previous position and condition? Iron Man was determined to make it in life and Come Hell or High Water—we must do the same!
We are not fictional characters living in a pretend world, and conflict is never easy. It doesn’t always come with a warning either. But we are guaranteed to lose the battle—if we choose not to fight back. When we are knocked down by the battles in life—Come Hell or High Water we must do whatever we can do to get back up and continue on the journey. We can’t lie there feeling sorry for ourselves, because if we don’t move we run the risk of being struck again by enemy fire. Come Hell or High Water—get up and keep on fighting! You can do this, and you will make it. (Read Ephesians 6:10-18)
