Dear saints, the Battle has been fierce!

…. but The LORD says,

“Hold on tight — I AM breaking you through!

You will come forth in Me My child… deeper in Faith, wider in Love, and stronger in confident Trust.

Be assured that I AM for you, and will accomplish all that I have purposed in and through your life, as you entrust yourself entirely to Me.”

“The Breaker [Messiah] will go up before them. They will break through, pass in through the gate and go out through it, and their King will pass on before them, The LORD at their head.” Micah 2:13 AMPC

I have felt deeply in my spirit both the weight of the Battle, the foulness of the “airwaves”, and the relentless pursuit of the enemy trying to wear the saints down!”

Time for Courage

This is time for COURAGE dear ones — a courage that is born of a confident love and trust in the One who has infused you with His very Life!

“Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us. For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:37-39 AMPC.

Fuel the Word with Faith

As we trust in Him, taking His Word deeply to heart, we are replenished and reset in Him… His Word which goes forth by the breath of Beloved Holy Spirit will never return void, but will always accomplish its intended purpose as we fuel it with our Faith!

“So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. For you shall go out [from the spiritual exile caused by sin and evil into the homeland] with joy and be led forth [by your Leader, The LORD Himself, and His word] with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” Isaiah 55:11-12 AMPC.

The Battle is for your thoughts saints: Have a Battle Plan!

Have your “spiritual weapons” sharpened and ready!

Truth — Activation

Word — What does His Word say to you… and ‘speak’ for the situation at hand?

Prepare the Word — ready to activate ahead of time.

Have that Living Word settled in your hearts and ready on your lips.

Agree with God and step up and into His Truth and His covering.

“For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 AMPC.

Praise — Raise a Hallelujah!

Remember that we are primarily in a spiritual battle.

Your enemy is not flesh and blood, but of the spirit realm.

Praise is a powerful weapon that binds the enemy in fetters and chains.

“Let the saints be joyful in the glory and beauty [which God confers upon them]; let them sing for joy upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their throats and a two-edged sword in their hands…” Psalm 149:5-6 AMPC *see the whole chapter

Faith — The LORD is producing a relentless Faith within us dear saints.

We are always more than overcomers through Him Who has loved us with His very LIFE.

“NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation,the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].
For by [faith — trust and holy fervor born of faith] the men of old had divine testimony borne to them and obtained a good report.
By faith we understand that the worlds [during the successive ages] were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible.” Hebrews 11:1-3 AMPC.

Cultivation of Heart and Intentionality with Time

Time in His Presence : Weekly, daily, and throughout your day — carve out time in His Word, in worship and in responsive dialogue with The LORD.

Be intentional with your daily practises : Make spiritual pursuit a priority, and discipleship- a lifestyle.

We are too caught up in the distractions of an information culture — The LORD says, “too much information — I want Transformation!”

Cultivate your heart : This is an agricultural analogy, likening our hearts to a good, nutrient rich soil.

We “cultivate the soil” in order to make it ready for the seed”…

Likewise, we “cultivate our hearts” through intention and discipline in our emotions, thoughts, and actions.

We want our hearts to be ‘pliable’ and receptive to the Holy Spirit, so that the seed of the Word can go down deeply into our minds and hearts, and ‘bear fruit’ in our character.

Intimacy of heart and soul : Let yourself be loved by God, and in return offer up to Him the devotion of your heart and life.

Intimacy brings authority. Cultivating an intimate, loving and devoted relationship with our Lord Jesus through The Holy Spirit brings us into a place of confident expectation for His great good to us.

If you want to experience living in this kind of intimacy with The LORD Jesus, then begin to pursue Him in the same way that He has pursued you with His relentless Love and Redemption….

“As for us, we have all of these great witnesses who encircle us like clouds. So we must let go of every wound that has pierced us and the sin we so easily fall into. Then we will be able to run life’s marathon race with passion and determination, for the path has been already marked out before us.
We look away from the natural realm and we focus our attention and expectation onto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faith’s perfection. His example is this: Because his heart was focused on the joy of knowing that you would be his, he endured the agony of the cross and conquered its humiliation, and now sits exalted at the right hand of the throne of God!
So consider carefully how Jesus faced such intense opposition from sinners who opposed their own souls, so that you won’t become worn down and cave in under life’s pressures.” Hebrews 12:1-3 TPT.

When you’re “in the arena” and the mental Battle rages:

Identify the source : Ask yourself : Do these thoughts line up with the Word and what I know to be true ‘in God’?

….That ‘in God,’ refers to being in vital relationship and union with Him.

We don’t want to become spirit-less through discouragement

“THEREFORE, SINCE we do hold and engage in this ministry by the mercy of God [granting us favor, benefits, opportunities, and especially salvation], we do not get discouraged (spiritless and despondent with fear) or become faint with weariness and exhaustion.” 2 Corinthians 4:1 AMPC.

Take Action : Whether you’re experiencing an onslaught of gloom and listlessness in your thoughts, or overwhelming depression and despair….

When you feel “weighed down in your thinking” and “mentally oppressed”, identify what is coming into your thoughts, and take affirmative action!

“…Taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.” (see 2 Corinthians 10: 3-5)

“Shake it off and step up!”

This expression comes from an ‘instructive fable’ passed down through cultural lore, where an older donkey who was deemed too old and slow to be of good use to the farmer in his fields any longer, was cast into a pit.

The farmer, reluctant to kill the poor beast, was pressured by others to dig this pit for the donkey.

So the story goes: As the farmer was shovelling dirt on the donkey in order to bury him, the donkey began neighing and stomping his feet, protesting loudly at his ill fate.

The donkey however, soon realized that every scoop of dirt that he was displacing under his feet, could actually be used to “step up” until finally he surfaced, and was out of the pit.

The farmer seeing the intelligence and resourcefulness of the beast decided to keep him as a close companion to the family.

The Throne of Grace — a Hebrews medley — audio prayer and verse

Prayer:

Thank you LORD,
You are my living Hope
You will never leave me,
nor deceive me.
You ever live
to make intercession for me
Your Blood is always speaking
upon the Mercy seat
on my behalf!

I am bonded to You!
Your very vitality is my vitality
Your Joy- my Joy!
Your wholeness- my portion
Your peace- my anchor.
Your sufferings
my own…

I EXALT and PRAISE YOU
What time I feel overwhelmed,
defeated and depressed…
with the Psalmist-
I will run into Your Truth
and hide myself there
…. until I feel Your Words
saturating my thoughts
and filling my heart.

I will speak it aloud,
take it up as a sword
against the enemy
of my soul
who is a defeated foe
by the Cross
of Calvary.

Don’t be bewildered by the fiery trials dear ones… your brethren throughout the earth are facing similar testings…

These are to “test your metal” and prove your faith strong! (*see 1 Peter 5:6-11)

“But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, (He himself will) perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.” 1 Peter 5:10 NKJV (personal emphasis).

 

~ Shelley M Ed

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Shelley M Ed/ LifeSetMinistries: Ordained Minister CMA/ working with Leaders and Ministry Houses: US/CAN/INT. Leadership development, counselling, and oversight.
“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom…. Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning” Luke 12:32;35.

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