In case you didn’t know – sometimes,
God’s warrior’s cry. That’s what makes them warriors. They are passionate about
what they believe in. But, they get weary in the battle – mustering the
strength to carry on. They know that God has already won the war, but the
battles will rage on until the King of kings swoops in to save the day. They
have no idea how many battles must be fought before it is the end, so they push
on – moving forward – moving toward their destiny with many tears being shed
along the way.
They are full of anguish when a
lost loved one still chooses to walk in darkness and the enemy has them
shackled in chains and they think they are free, but they are slaves.
Warriors
are full of sorrow when they see a once strong brother or sister fall in the
faith or see their knees buckling while under severe attack from the enemy.
But,
they also cry for the weaker brothers and sisters who are unprepared for the
battle because they have chosen worldly pursuits over time with their Protector,
learning how to stand, and now they are facing their adversary unprepared. They
have not reinforced the foundation on which they stand, their swords are small
and sometimes non-existent and their armor thrown on haphazardly or even worse –
cast aside.
And warrior’s cry for the world. They cry for those who are still
in darkness because no one has yet shown them the light. And they cry out to
God to raise up more warriors because they know that the harvest is plentiful,
but the laborers are few. “God, please!” they cry, “We need them! Time is running
out!”
So, what keeps these warriors
fighting on into the night; day after day, year after year? Because they’ve read
the back of the Book and they know that one day, when the smoke clears, the
last shot is fired, and the last fiery dart is thrown that they will look all around,
as far as the eye can see and know that their enemy has not only been defeated,
but utterly destroyed because their Captain took them all down with one final
blow.
Then comes the final cry, but
this time, it is a cry of victory that will echo throughout the ages to come!
All hail King Jesus! All hail King Jesus! All hail King Jesus! Can you hear it?
Can you picture it? I can. It’s going to be glorious! Victory, sweet victory!
Victory in Jesus! The enemy has been cast down and will harm us no more!
Dear brothers and sisters are
you in the battle with me? You must be prepared, for perilous times are coming
like this world has never known. Are you fully prepared for the adversary? Are
your loved ones safe in the fold? If you do not pray for them and try to win
them, who will?
Or perhaps, you do not belong
to God and you are waiting, for who knows what, to come to Christ. You have
been wavering in making a decision – thinking that there will be so much that
you will have to give up to follow Christ. And I’m not going to lie to you – you
will have to give up a lot, but my dear friend, what you receive in place of
what you’ve lost is far beyond your comprehension.
And will you not choose to
live? Will you not give up the temporal to receive the eternal? There is not
one thing in this life that is worth trading your soul for – not one thing that
is worth spending an eternity in hell, separated from God and your loved ones
who chose Him. And not one thing worth trading for the splendors of heaven and
spending an eternity with the One who has loved you far beyond what you can
understand.
And this warrior cried while
writing this post, for my own sweet daughter has turned her back on God, hurling
blasphemous insults at the One I love and once thought she did too. She will be
separated from me forever if she does not change her direction and the thought
of that is unbearable.
And I cried for other family members who claim to know
Christ, but seem to be far from Him in their hearts.
And I cried for my brothers
and sisters who are fighting battles right now. Unprepared or not, my heart
grieves for them – because I know what they are going through, for I am not a
stranger to the enemy’s attacks. Many times I have been beat down.
This can be an abundant life
for Christ, but it is not “our best life now” – our best life is yet to come
and then we can rest. On that day, the warrior’s tears will cease, for the Lord
Himself will dry every one.
Dear friends, I pray that this
will be an encouragement and a help to you. I pray it will give you courage to
carry on, to not lose hope, and to not lose sight of our glorious future. The
battle is the Lord’s! Cling to Him! Cling to His promises! He is faithful who
has promised!
For His glory and honor,
The Princess Warrior ♔
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