Little Soldier, Are You Ready?

Little Soldier, Are You Ready?

By Effie Darlene Barba

 

Little Soldier, are you ready?

The battle’s drawing near

Have you put on all your armor?

To stand, don’t run in fear!

 

Did you put on your helmet?

Remembering all God’s done

He provided your Salvation

When He gave His Only Son

 

Did you strap on your breastplate?

Is your passion now on Him?

To follow in His footsteps

And shun all willful sin!

 

Did you tightly wrap your waistband?

With all that God has said!

So that never compromising

By His Truth you can be lead!

 

Are you holding high before you?

Your shield of faith in God!

Our Sovereign, Omniscient, Shepherd

Who protects us with His Rod!

 

So, where now are you going?

To spread Salvation’s song

Feet now shod with love and peace

March Boldly toward the throng

 

Say a prayer and off you go

To near or distant land

Spreading His Gospel to a world

That is God’s one command!

 

And rest assured, my little one

God ‘s always at your side

The victory sure, the battle won

In Christ you can abide

 

The Holy Spirit goes with you

To guide you on your way

Protecting you with every step

Reminding you to pray

 

For prayer, you see, my little one

Along with truth your sword

Are all the weapons you will need!

With Jesus as your Lord!

[tweetthis]Every doubt, fear or trial we face is Satan trying to steal our joy! [/tweetthis]

Our Joy is in Christ!

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Our Battle is against the spirits of pride, anger, selfishness, & despair!

[tweetthis]We Win This Spiritual Battle on our Knees![/tweetthis]

So we must fight that battle within the spiritual realms, beginning with our own heart.  By standing firm in God’s truth (His Word), through prayer and boldly proclaiming the Gospel; the victory is already ours. [bctt tweet=”The only way I can spread the truth of the gospel is by remembering and naming the true enemy-Sin” username=”effiedarlene”]Only then can I see those who hurt me as souls in need of a Savior, rather than seeing them as my enemy. Then, I can respond with words of truth and love.

©Effie Darlene Barba, 2016

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How to Fight in A Spiritual War of Terror and Despair

And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. Daniel 10:11-12

Our prayers are heard and God sends forth His angels to respond immediately. Sometimes  because of all the spiritual warfare around us, it may feel to us that the prayers are delayed. But we can be certain, they are being heard and answered immediately! It may take time for the preparation of everything else; but, the answer is already on the way. This was the case in Daniel 10. The messenger angel tells Daniel that he had been delayed while battling demoniac spirits which had been assigned to regions of the world. In the case described to prevent God’s message from arriving to Daniel. Prior to Jesus sending the Holy Spirit to indwell each and every person who accepts Christ as Savior, it was necessary for God to send messengers to His people. Now we have the Holy Spirit indwelling us. Yet, we are called to recognize that there remains a spiritual warfare of which we are a part every day.

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