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

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!