Misconceptions of being Christ like is to always be, all loving and caring, helpful, kindhearted, forgiving, compassionate and the list goes on to all the lovey-dovey stuff. But never could I ever imagined it being a battle, a constant war that is never ending for walking in the light. I had to come to realization that I could not walk in the light without walking with it. Who would ever thought anything to do with God could require weapons and a state of mind of that of a warrior.

The discipline is to have the ability to fight like a warrior, but be gentle like a dove, Matthew 10:16 “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be he therefore wise as serpent, (now we understand why the devil came to Adam and Eve as a serpent) and harmless as doves. Sorry, but I’ve learned that the dove don’t work with the demons of today. They play you till you’re broken. This is the reason for not just walking in the light, but with the light. The light is your strength, fortresses and salvation.

How many of us believe, goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our lives for being and doing good in this life? The devil tries to make us believe otherwise. I myself had felt the stripes of the whipped on my heart, mind and soul, it almost had left me bitter, angry and frustrated. When realized I was going in with my strength instead of that of the Lord. I had to understand only Jesus can be Jesus. When he said follow him it was not meant for us to try and become him. Matthew 16:24-26 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” It’s all about our own cross, remembering he said “their cross” not others. First we must overcome our own weaknesses to be empty vessels for God. “Aren’t we still Jesus disciples?”

Let the devil be liar and all that is of God be truthful in our lives. Don’t be confused, if you’re full then you have no room for what God has to download in you. Time to delete within you the confusion. Our relationship with our Father grants us access undeniable to all our we need to do and be. And when we are lifted up and strengthened, He said, “pull your brothers and sisters along with you.“

I thought of myself to be a lover and not a fighter. But I had to learn to put up my dukes to survive, sometimes even with tears in my eyes. I hate to have to fight, Lord knows and He reminds me always it’s His battle not mine. The envy, jealously and haters; all the demonic attacks the constant reminder of Ephesians 6:11-18 “Put on the whole armour of God…”

“God help us, the world is in a war and we need you. Speak Lord, speak Lord for your servant is waiting to hears you for such a time like this. Show us thy way, Lord.”