What can God do? How and why? Once David knew, the seemingly 'impossible' hadn't happened, he moved on. 'Lotion'-ed up, had something to eat. Accepted the loss.

Sense (in my writing), the emphasis on battle, might misconstrue. Necessary to see back and front-drop as war, because, the world's ways are unexplainable otherwise. And Biblically, in word and demonstration, this – the uncomfortable exposure. Potential problem of expression is, I could be miscommunicating and not being clear, with the unwanted implication; I'm somehow focussed on the enemy.

Nay so. Am all captivated and concentrating on God. The enemy is in the 'back' of my mind. If at all. I see the/ir works of suffering and destruction but there's only one response: “Oh God...” This present reality – in – among the trenches. And, when opportunity to stare at nature, or some humanity-loving, art-best, or God dealing with me or another: Praise and Thanks. There is beauty and wonder.

But? Back to 'we're at war'.

Maybe there'll be time and place to literally address the enemy. Direct. But I'm not sure/prompted/thus-far/much into this. The odd growl but I'm not that led (yet). If at all, it would be limited. The place for this requires God-unction.

More likely praying 'for' someone who's present, or in a gathering with others and outward local. (Neither in, or been recently in, my diary).

Much of the church who have some zeal, underestimate the unseen war because they overstate 'God's all-in-charge'. Another reason is these I refer to, live in relatively 'peace-time' locally.

Another – is those who talk Jesus and (spiritual) war, are often outlandish and not open to outside questions. Credibility conflicts. Or, let's say, they're all jus' a little bit 'nutty' and esoteric. Might pump novel thinking, not integrated in wider theology, or particularly interested/involved in debate.

Understandably, although over-reacting, swathes of Charismatic Evangelicals, lost their battling-faith in more grounded circles and became 'progressive'. This 'better-start-thinking-more', essentially re-positioned into broadly, Christian Socialism. Or, communitarian-ism. Or, contemplation… or...

I'm not knocking them but its left a hole.

There are churches not struggling with decline and into battle. Not many. With the bigger grow-ers, mostly about blessing and personal encounters. Personal battling.

And those who talk 'war' are wrapped up in Zionism and End-Time-ing. Which is watching-war. Praying oh Israel and all else secondary.

All Asleep: Resigned to/it's 'all-over' bar the second coming -or- what's called 'Dominionism' which is same-as, with their blueprints putting Church on earth, before the second coming, as being a mighty movement. At least they want more. Obviously overcoming-ers.

The mainstream mass-middle-road-ers. They don't see war so much, can be fought. Much. Accept, little by little, local and 'realistically' not-much. Again, all plugging-on praying. Something.

All though – asleep. That word. True though. State again: Even Charismatics who – leadership-wise – are secretly awake, keep it down. Pretend. Isn't. At least 'for the flock'.

Progressives, they fool along with 'sensible' politicos, not realising the psy-op. They get a bit more 'on it' news-wise. But they don't (want to) believe, the abounding conspiracies.

The Reformed others, Charismatic or otherwise, simply confer to it being, the way God has it-to be. Resigned to… and so what if the hands behind are this or that etc. Keep 'in church' and not the 'world' activism.

There we have it. Trapped Church. I don't so care that Christians believe all the differences do. My 'obviously', is how this shapes their lack of 'awake'.

Mostly the Church is so caught in being moderate, mannered, acceptable to a cynical public – talking the Globalist Empire bombardment is too much. Too in-credible. Too scary. That's the underneath it.

Maintenance. Local maintenance. Good-ish at that. Some caring and sharing, with a quite often, painfully misjudged-how, Sunday get-together.

Got off David track here and the question. I do want to avoid, keep returning to, the above griping tack. Be more positive and lay-off banging the 'Wake-Up'. It's a beyond, spoken communication issue, with contemporary evangelicals. (Reckon a generation or two before would have seen more of the Global scam. How 70's end-time stuff side-tracked them).

Run out of time this morn but 'how does God work?'

In a not-nuts-shell. A paradox. God is, in charge. Within and throughout extraordinary realms and levels. Yet, God isn't in charge, because of our freedoms and – the battle raging, (the damage-makers against God's intentions, for love and life).

David believed God could raise the dead. In that God said something around the enemies, David made, would cause his son, to die. Lack of further explanation has theology, suggest-away, 'out of silence'.

All has to be agreed, David didn't start a debate with people but a fight. He knew what God is most about, he fought to see his son remain alive. For healing – being always what God, (best/most), wants.

He voices it as 'maybe God will?' And that's right, in respects, God had told him otherwise.

And David wasn't addressing sphere's of darkness, necessarily/at all, certainly mostly. He was talking and wailing to God. And God could: Do this.

David had faith, or on this occasion more-hope. He presumably really believed, God's overall character and ways. So why did/not happen?

Answer: we don't know. (Not told). Should we believe, it was 'all' down to God? Certainly not in outcome, otherwise why did David bother? God said: Not enough? No.

David knew he lived in conflict. That enemies caused bad. God, good.

More to above. But on one level, and ours – this over simplistic dichotomy, isn't a poor rule of thumb.

God is for good.

That's deep. Says a lot.

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God thanks for being here. When we know or not. Help me, to not only discover how truth sits in the difficult to get balances, but most importantly, may this charge me up. Need your compassion and grace. Come Holy Spirit. Come now. Here. Be a present reality. The 'who you are'. Jesus name.