My children, yes, the wars are raging and the battles are getting rough and intense. It has become necessary to be persistent and determined to breakthrough and claim your victory. Yes, the enemy is attacking and your weak areas have become vulnerable to the attacks more now than in the past. I have allowed these things to come at you because I am building up your weaker areas and building them up so that you can become well rounded and strong in all areas.

Yes, the fight is hard and almost unbearable, but you are finding out what you are made of and just what it takes to really be a part of My army. I have equipped you for these battles. I have given you plenty of instructions and have forewarned you of the times you are facing at this very moment.

You need to be seeking Me and keeping your focus upon Me so that you can continuously be strong and courageous through these battles. I have given you the weapons and tools that you need to fight the fight and come out victorious. I have given you the anointing and healing ointments to heal your wounds when you get hit. I have given you the outlines of the battle plans and what tactics to use. The question is have you been using them?

I have given you the knowledge and wisdom on how to gain strength and how to press on. I have given you the lay lines when you have fallen down to be able to pull yourself back up again and carry on. I have placed others in your life to have support and to be their support, but have you been doing your part?

You need to understand that when you only keep your eyes upon one attack the enemy can and will slip in the back door to snick attack you and catch you off guard. I have warned you of this and have explained and taught you how to keep yourself covered, but have you really put into action what I have given you or are you being lazy and only fighting as a halfhearted solider?

It is time for you to see where you are at and rediscover the weapons and tools that I have given you. It is time for you to relearn and review how to use them and how to use them effectively. It is time to really apply to your life My word and all that is in it.

I have equipped you with all you need to fight every battle that you face. And with every battle you face comes more wisdom and strength so that you can be fully ready and prepared to face the next one. If you are keeping your eyes upon Me I will give you step by step instructions on what you are to be doing and if it is even your battle to fight.

There are many times that a battle has broken out before you that are not yours to take up. But because you have not fully kept your eyes upon Me you pick it up and fight and become distract from what you are really to be doing and fighting.

Distraction and procrastination has been two of the biggest tactics the enemy has been using upon you. Deception has been hand in hand with both. You need to wisdom up and allow Me to show you where these things has played a part in these horrific battles that you are facing so that you can see the truth and be able to fight more effectively.

It is time to regroup My children, My soldiers. It is time to come and visit Me so that we can review the battle plans, the game plan, and get you back on track. The truth is going to hurt and where there has been some areas that have not been fought well and failure has come about. But I want you to take these truths and apply what I have given you and watch these areas transform and become corrected.

It is time to walk in the shoes of victory and realize that the enemy has already been defeated. The battles you face are not a punishment but a tool to be used to strengthen and to take out all things that are not of Me. Put to use what I have given you and learn how to use them.

Seek My face. Keep your eyes upon Me and watch the battles become much easier to fight and your determination to grow by leaps and bounds to see the enemy destroyed. It is time to watch My kingdom be exalted and the enemy to be finished with pulling you off the path that I have placed before you.

I am for you and not against you. I am right here and I will never leave you. The things you face I am equipping you. All you have to do is keep your eyes upon Me and be obedient to what I tell you and you shall wave the victory flag over each and every battle. The battles are going to get harder, but you shall be victorious as you put Me first and allow Me to be your guide, your instructor, and your commander. Do not let the enemy gain ground, but stand your ground and watch the enemy flee as you become the soldier I have equipped you to be.

“O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you.” (2 Chronicles 20:12, NIV)

“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7)

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.” (2 Corinthians 4:7-10)

“In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” (Ephesians 3:12)

“I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people. Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.” (Romans 16:17-20)

“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk, but of power.” (1 Corinthians 4:20)

“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4)

“With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.” (Psalm 60:12)

“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 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.” (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)

“To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:7-10)

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 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. 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. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 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 saints.” (Ephesians 6:10-18)