My children, today I want you to sharpen your weapons and tools and get ready for battle. It is time to gather all the knowledge and wisdom that I have given you and remember what you have to fight with. Many of these things lie dormant, are forgotten about, and are just sitting there useless. You have allowed these things to lay to the way side and now it is time to begin to use them, all of them.

I have not provided you these tools to just give them to you to collect dust. I have provided them for you to use to defeat the enemy daily in your lives and in the lives of others. I have not left you alone to do these things. I am right here with you and My angels are waiting ready to fight also. You need to recognize this and realize that you have back up and you can overcome these things that lay before you.

Things are not going to be any easier in the days ahead. There are great battles going on in the spiritual realm and you need to be aware that you need to keep your gates and doors in your life shut to the enemy. For he is prowling around to see who he can take from My kingdom. His days are numbered and they are about up and he knows it. He knows that it is time to bring forth the things that I have spoken of and he is trying to stop it from coming to pass. You need to learn to stand up and fight, really fight for what you want in your life and for your walk in Me.

This is not the time to waste lounging around in slumber, playing games, or taking Me lightly. Now is the time to get before Me and let Me direct you in the strategies that you are going to have to know to be able to defeat the enemy. You are going to have to get before Me to be able to know the battle plan and prepare yourself, equip yourself with the things you are going to need to get through these battles quickly and swiftly and with maximum effectiveness.

I will give you the songs to sing in praises that will tear down the enemy’s walls and pull up the tents where the enemy has begun to camp in your life. I will give you the words to say and the scriptures to stand on. All you have to do is come before Me and ask. I will give you the strength that you will need to endure the battle and to come out victorious. I will be here to provide you with all that you need and I will be going ahead of you to clear the pathways.

As you are walking with the Holy Spirit directing and guiding you constantly and getting completely prepared for these battles, you will be able to be completely victorious. The labor will not be so strenuous and you will not have to labor as hard as you have done in the past because you have come prepared and obedient to My voice.

So rejoice today My children as you gather up all the wisdom and knowledge and revelation that I have given you thus far. Gather all of these things and refresh yourself in your battle gear. Dress correctly daily and be prepared for all the attacks the enemy is sending your way. As these attacks come know that you are not alone and they will be easier as you do exactly what I tell you to do. This is just another step of climbing the mountain. Keep looking up to Me and the enemy will not be able to knock you back down.

Praise Me through this My children and your strength will increase in Me greatly. Keep your focus on Me and yourself covered at all times. For as you praise Me walks of the enemy will be torn down and things will be exposed. As they are exposed take care of them and know that the enemy is not going to win because you are already victorious in Me.

Gear up. Get battle ready. Be prepared to enter the field at all times. Be obedient and very attentive to My voice. Know that I am right here with My angels ready to listen to your request and to fight along beside you and ahead of you. Use all that you have been taught and share with those around you. For the battles are great, but you are mightier in Me with the authority that My son has given you in His name.

Get before Me, My children, with rejoicing hearts and lips, proclaiming the victory. Come before Me with open ears, hearts, and eyes to see, hear, and receive the battle plans that I am giving you today and act upon them. It is action time My children. So take the steps that I give you to take and be encouraged and victorious in Me.
Proverbs 21:31 (NIV)

31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
but victory rests with the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:57 (NIV)

57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 20:7 (NIV)

7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (NIV)

3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Ephesians 6:10-18 (NIV)

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

2 Chronicles 20:13-22 (NIV)

13 All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood there before the Lord.

14 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly.

15 He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s. 16 Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the Desert of Jeruel. 17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.’”

18 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the Lord. 19 Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” 21 After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his[a] holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying:

“Give thanks to the Lord,
for his love endures forever.”

22 As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.