Warrior Arise!

This year has awaken the warrior in you.
These last few tests and trials have created a warrior inside of you.

You’ve been lied on, talked about, betrayed, ridiculed, laughed out, counted out, and looked down on. The enemy tried to destroy your name, character, and future. There were moments when it looked like he accomplished just that, but even in the midst of your darkest hour, God showed up, showed out, and saved you.

Girl, you know you wanted to give up.
You know you wanted to throw in the towel.
You know you wanted to walk away from the relationship.
You know you wanted to get revenge.
You know you wanted to go off on the people who dragged your name through dirt, but you didn’t. God wouldn’t allow you to. Instead, he told you to hold your peace. He told you to stand still and watch him fight for you.

Yes, it looked like the enemy was winning. It looked like you were out for count, but in the midst of your hardest, challenging, most difficult season of your life God was working on you. Yes, God was developing the warrior inside of you. God was teaching you how to fight and win his way!

God was teaching you how to fight in prayer. God was teaching you how to war in the spirit. God was teaching you how to defeat the devil. God was teaching you how to worship instead of worry. God was teaching you how to fast to destroy yokes and generational curses. God was teaching you how to be submissive to your husband. God was teaching you how to walk in love instead of hate or bitterness.

God has developed a warrior on the inside of you. The warrior in you doesn’t take any junk. The warrior in you don’t have time for any games or gimmicks. The warrior inside of you is prepared for anything that the enemy tries to throw your way. The warrior inside of you don’t mind waiting on the Lord.

So today, I call a clarion call for the warrior inside of you to stand up.

Warrior, go forth!
Warrior, come out!
Warrior, put on the whole armor of God.
Warrior, walk in love.
Warrior, forgive.
Warrior, let go and move on.
Warrior, trust again.
Warrior, love again.

Yes, I know it’s hard. I know it hurts, but God desires to heal you from the inside out. God desires to strengthen you. God desires to bless you! This is the season for the warrior on the inside of you to arise.

I speak to the warrior on the inside of you:
Warrior, we need you.
Warrior, we call you forth.
Warrior, take your place.
Warrior arise!

Here are some scriptures to meditate on:
2 Corinthians 10:4
Romans 12:19
Romans 8:37
Jeremiah 51:20
Ephesians 6:11

Love always,

Lady Shanika Barnes