The battle is real and it is daily! With armor on we  choose to worship God not whine in defeat. Choose to release praise and crush the enemies schemes. Be thankful to God because you are filled with the Holy Spirit. You are God’s priceless possession and our heavenly Father rejoices over  us! The Spirit of God is always present, and ever watching and listening. So be careful to not grumble, doubt, or complain. The freedom to choose worship God over whining in self-pity is where the battle  beguns. Choose to confess every tiny transgression from the Father’s will and praise Him as He  delivers us from evil! His grace is sufficient and His power moves in the fire of every trial and in our quaking soul and rocking boat.  “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” 1 Timothy 6:12

True Salvation Demands our Full Surrender, Repentance, and a Transformed Life. We don’t get to pick and choose what parts of the Bible that we like. and which to ignore.
Either Jesus is your Master or He is not.  Romans 10:9 “if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” It says believe and confess that Jesus is Lord which
means that we place our entire life under His authority. We must have a heart of repentance because there is no salvation without turning away from sin. Followers of Jesus don’t just feel bad about their sin, they deny themselves and choose the narrow path. Luke 13:3 “Unless you repent, you too will perish.” We abide in Him and He abides in us as we fightthe good fight. We actively put to death the sins of our flesh. Romans 8:13 We do not excuse our sin or hide anything from God. We wage war against all that tempts us. A transformed soul bears the fruit of the Spirit.  Jesus said in Matthew 7:16, “You will recognize them by their fruit.” If we truly belong to Christ, our life will show  a growing love for God. A hunger for His word and a desire to obey Him. There will be a transformation in how we think, act, and how we love the sinner and the saint.

We cannot be born again and remain the same. 2 Corinthians 5:17 “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” Our old ways have passed away. The parable of the vine in John 15. “A branch that is connected to the Vine will produce fruit.” We do not force fruit, the Holy Spirit produces fruit i  us. We bear fruit naturally because we remain attached to the Source of life.  Assurance in our spirit occurs as we remain in relationship to Jesus. Ask yourself, do I truly know Jesus? Or do I just know about Jesus? Do I follow the Holy Spirit’s promptings? Do I live in full submission to He who dwells within? Do I repent when I sin or do I justify it? Am I bearing fruit?

If anyone is not sure where they stand with Jesus, now is the time to make it right. When the trumpet blasts we will rise to meet Jesus, or we get left behind to endure God’s wrath poured out over all peoples during the tribulation. On judgment day we will either hear, “well done, good and faithful servant” or you will hear, “I never knew you.” There will be no 2nd chances, no appeal process. Pray this prayer to be certain of your salvation. My Prayer of Complete Surrender to Jesus. Father, I offer no excuses, no defense, no list of good works to justify myself, just me, broken, weak, and in desperate need of Your grace. I need You as I cannot save myself. All my good deeds, my knowledge, nothing I do is enough. I need a heart that You completely transform. Jesus, I don’t want to just know about You, I want to truly know You. I want to be adopted as Yours forever.  I surrender every part of me, not just my words, but my heart, not just my emotions, but my obedience. I give You my past, my present, and my future. Take it all. Be my Lord, my King, my Savior. I repent of my sins including the ones that are buried in the secret places of my heart. Forgive my pride, my selfishness, compromises, and lies.  Forgive me for  ignoring You Word, Your voice, Your warnings, and Your sacrifice for me. Help me turn away from all that has separated me from You. No more playing with faith while still living for myself. I lay it all down at Your precious scarred feet. Jesus, wash me clean in the areas that I don’t even see. Purify my thoughts, my desires, my motives. Let my life bear the fruit of true salvation. May the Holy Spirit witness to my spirit that I belong to God. I need to be forever transformed as a child of God. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit. Let Your presence be real to me in every moment for the rest of my life. Lead me in all truth. Teach me to hear Your voice. Give me a hunger for God’s word. Help me crave righteousness out of a pure love for my heavenly Father. Break every chain that still holds me back. Every sin I’ve been enslaved to, every addiction, every toxic relationship, every stronghold of the enemy. Break it now in the name of Jesus. Lord Jesus, set me free to live the life You created me to live. A life of holiness, of boldness, a life that brings God glory. Teach me to walk in the Spirit, to deny my flesh, to follow You even when it costs me everything. Dont let me ever settle for lukewarm faith. Help me never to be deceived into thinking I can have one foot in the world and one foot in God’s kingdom. I want to stand before You on that final day with confidence, knowing that I am Yours, knowing that my life belongs to God, knowing that I did not waste the time given me on this earth. Jesus, I give You my life fully, completely, with nothing held back. Every dream, every plan, every desire. Whatever You ask, I will do. Wherever You send me, I will go. Whatever You command, I will obey. Thank You for your mercy and fir never giving up on me. Thank yYou for the cross and for the blood You shed to make me clean. From this day forward, I will follow Jesus. In Your mighty, holy, precious name, I pray. Amen

The angels of God Almighty are fighting and winning. Holy Spirit is the restraining force and He fights on our behalf as Jesus intercedes for us before the throne of grace.  Immediately and suddenly His Spirit changes all things in seconds. When Jesus comes, He redeems us in seconds. Acceleration is His Way when we trust and obey.  Isaiah 61 “God will hasten” when we walk in His way. He orders our steps, delays, and our choices.  He uses all trials to develop our faith in Him. God must prepare us by breaking off what does not produce fruit. God wants to deliver us from the lust of our flesh. So  we must stop playing games and examine who is whispering to us in the dark. Praise God for His discernment.  Our sincere desire to submit to His power is evidence of our devotion to Jesus. Be encouraged to persevere in the faith and to strive for the spiritual victory that comes from loving, trusting, and following Jesus Christ.

Testimg the spirit behind the voice we quickly determine who we are being influenced by. “Am I in relationship with the Spirit of God or with the Accuser? Is my attitude of God’s overcomer or is my attitude of a victim? To have a bad attitude on a bad day, that is human. But if we are never thankful and always complaining, we are not operating in the Spirit of God. A bad attitude smells bad, it stinks like a skunk in the room. We may be in prison like Paul but itviscour choice to praise God. We can worship God like Job in the storm, or in any current loss or struggle. Praise is not a song, it is an attitude of the heart. As we love Jesus, we turn to Him first and quickly. Ephesians 6:10-18 “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 Lord’s people.”

We rely on His faithful Holy Presence. We thank God instead of grumbling or agreeing with the Accuser. We delight in silencing his noisy mouth with PRAISE!  We are at war with an enemy who exists to attack our faith in He who dwells within! Armor on, with the wunning weapon of praise!  Drown the liar and  enter the ARK of our Covenant wuth the God who loves, lives, and equipped us. If we struggle in the flesh, we recognize the battle and praise God for His Spirit. He guides us into all truth. He delivers us because we submit to His leading. Hallelujah and AMEN!