Along the road (journey) to Surrender the armor of the Lord should be worn, but without determination it is in vain. A warrior must stand firm in the presence of the Lord, and on his promises. The battle is not conquered by the weak, but by the ones who are determined to finish the battle. A warrior will finish the battle with wounds and scars, but will have finished. We have to push through the things of this world to take hold of our "promise" or "destiny", and fight for what is rightfully ours. It can only be fought through the Lord Jesus Christ, and none on our own. It is a complete surrender...
Many times during the battle we are only given a partial picture of the strategy, and are given the command to move one point at a time. We are rarely, if ever, given the entire strategy plan. God gives us what we need as we need it. It is a test of our faith, we in the flesh would run ahead, and make our own strategies. If we saw the whole plan, we would find some way to alter it or make it our own. We need to be so determined within our Spirit to go the whole distance, that we WILL finish. It must become our mission to please God and remain in step with him along the way.
We need to be so determined in our Spirit, that no matter the outcome, we will serve him. We will have defeats and victories. The journey to be completely surrendered has a cost. The cost will be our own will and visions for our lives. It is a complete dying to anything we would desire to be or do, and it is when we melt into one with the Lord that we become what we were meant to be. The war goes on within ourselves between the Spirit and carnal man, and it has been that way since the "fall" of man. That is why in the word he tells us that we must take up our cross daily...it is an every second, every minute, every hour, and every day surrender. This is the place where God would have us to be....so we can move forward in the fight under his direction and hand.
We must exercise our faith in the Lord. We are given tests along the way, to test our faith in him. We pray for things, and are tested.....Are you serving me for me or what I can do for you? We are to serve the Lord with such confidence with the mentality that "Lord, you have done it all, and I owe it all to you." We must stand firm, and be determined to serve him regardless of the outcome, as disappointing as it may be. WE must stand the test, and keep moving forward.
As a warrior, we must remain in top Spiritual shape. We must be completely conditioned in prayer and his Word. Around every corner there is an enemy that would want nothing more than to abort the plan for our lives. WE must be on guard and aware of the schemes....which are not very intelligent, and are the same ones being executed since the beginning of time. We must be ready to fight, and continue to do so. WE are just given enough light for the step we are on.!!!! Step as he steps...
The journey to complete surrender is not one that will be without battles. As long as we live in the flesh we will have to contend for the Faith, but it is not impossible. A true warrior knows the battle plan as it is given, and acts upon it with confidence. WE serve a mighty God who wants to be more than just a Captain in the battle, but wants to know his soldiers individually on an intimate level. He desires for us to be so engrossed in him, that we know his lowest whisper.
Fighting brings our own inner strengths to the surface we never knew we possessed.. Only when tested, we find out our strength. When we are pushed to the point that we aren't able to stand, is when we really find out how strong we really are. We learn that our strength comes from the Lord, and only through him are we truly able to fight. It is never within ourselves that we have the strength.
Let's BE DETERMINED to fight until the end, and achieve all God has for us. IT was never promised that it would be easy, but we can and WILL finish if we set our minds and strength to do so through him. . The greatest strength we can possess as warriors is the ability to surrender it ALL, for the sake of the Kingdom....The battle is his and only his.....We can do it through the power of his might and Spirit.......and be a true WARRIOR.
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