THE SPIRITUAL WARFARE OF LOVE

♦ SPIRITUAL WARFARE is Probably a phrase you have Come to Associate with the PRAYER LIFE of Christians.
                  -This is True, but much more Should be Known by the BODY OF CHRIST about Spiritual Warfare to make us more Effective in Carrying out our DIVINE ASSIGNMENT on this Earth. 
                -Spiritual Warfare is fought with God's Weapon and not with Natural Carnal Weapon and Ability of Men.

                                            ♥2Cor.10.3-4 NLT
3"We are human, but we don't wage war with human plans and methods."                                      
4"We use God's mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil's" strongholds.

                  -To Effectively Engage in Spiritual Warfare,we must Settle it in our Hearts that "GOD IS LOVE" and "GOD'S MIGHTY WEAPONS OF WARFARE IS ALL ENCAPSULATED IN LOVE"
                  -GOD or LOVE'S PLAN and METHOD of Warfare is Always Supernatural and Uncommon to Natural Men,who fight their Battles with Natural Carnal Weapons under the Influence of Hatred,Envy, Bitterness, Anger,Unforgiveness,and murderous Revengeful spirit.

                                  ♥Rom.8.35-37message Translation
35"Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture:"                        
36"They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We're sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one."                           
37" None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us."

     -When you are Engaging in Spiritual Warfare,you are Very Conscious of how much you are Loved and How Love is with you to Give you Victory at All Times.

                               ♥1stCor.13:7NLT
7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

          ⚫IT IS KNOWING WHAT WE OUGHT TO KNOW  AND DO THAT MAKES US VERY EFFECTIVE IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE.

            -THE MEN OF THE TRIBE OF ISSACHAR Understood the Times and knew What the Nation of Israel ought to Do to Stay Shielded and Protected from Intruders.

                                    ♥1Chr.12.32 KJV
"And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment."

        1.KNOWING THAT GOD LOVES US PERFECTLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY IS WHAT  GIVES US THE BOLDNESS AND CONFIDENCE HE IS ALWAYS WITH US  TO BACK US UP AND GIVE US VICTORY IN EVERY BATTLES OF LIFE.

              -Knowing that God Loves you is what Drives and Flushes Out Fear as you Engage in Spiritual Warfare.

                                      ♥1John.4.18 amp.
"There is no fear in love [dread does not exist], but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment, and [so] he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love [is not yet grown into love 's complete perfection]."
         
                   ⚫ KNOWING THAT GOD LOVES YOU AND RESPONDING TO EARTHLY CHALLENGES WITH GOD'S LOVE IN YOU IS THE KEY TO EFFECTIVE SPIRITUAL WARFARE.

       -Having Faith in the Love of God Towards you is your Guarantee of Victory at All Times over the Works of the Enemy.

         2.KNOWING THAT SPIRITUAL WARFARE IS MORE THAN A TIME WE SET ASIDE FOR PRAYER, BUT A "LIFESTYLE OF WALKING IN THE LOVE OF GOD" WITH PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS POSITION US IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO EVERY PROVOCATION AND PERSECUTION AGAINST US.

                                         ♥1 John 4:11-12 KJV
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
[12] No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

         3.KNOWING THAT SPIRITUAL WARFARE IS A "LOVE-WORD AND ACTION RESPONSE" TO EVERY CHALLENGES WE FACE IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH PEOPLE WILL MAKE US A LOT MORE SENSITIVE AND UNDERSTANDING IN THE WAY WE TREAT PEOPLE AND RESPOND TO THEM.

                                         ♥Proverbs 15:1,18,23amp.
[1]A SOFT answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.
[18]A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger appeases contention.
[23]A man has joy in making an apt answer, and a word spoken at the right moment–how good it is!

         -YOU cannot Effectively fight and Win any Spiritual Warfare if you are Someone that is Easily Angered, hot-tempered and Quick to Say Wrong things with your Mouth.
        -Your Victory in Spiritual Warfare is Always in your "WORD AND LOVE-ACTION RESPONSE"

                -I would Love us to See How JESUS Responded in LOVE when faced with Challenges of Life

                      (A)AFTER KING HEROD BEHEADED JOHN THE BAPTIST(THE COUSIN OF JESUS)
                                        ♥Matthew 14:13-14 KJV
When Jesus heard of it , he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof , they followed him on foot out of the cities.
[14] And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

        -JESUS Knew that Satan was the One working behind the Scene and Influencing the whole thing.He Responded by Delivering the Oppressed and the Sick from the Works of the Real Enemy.1stJohn3:8-9

                    (B)AFTER THE SAMARITANS REFUSED TO WELCOME JESUS INTO THEIR VILLAGE
                                        ♥Luke 9:53-56 KJV
And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
[54] And when his disciples James and John saw this , they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
[55] But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
[56] For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them . And they went to another village.

      -JESUS once Again Shows Us that our Warfare is not with Flesh and Blood or with Human Beings we Can See.
     -In Fighting Spiritual  Warfare,we are to be mindful that we are Always dealing with Unseen Spiritual Wicked Entities that are Influencing People to be Antagonistic towards us.

                     (C) THE EXAMPLARY LOVE RESPONSE  OF DEACON STEPHEN
            -when he was been Stoned,he Responded in a Remarkable way that Further Reveals to Us how we ought to Effectively Engage ourselves in Spiritual Warfare.

                                            ♥Acts 7:54-55,58-60 KJV
When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
[55] But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
[58] And cast him out of the city, and stoned him : and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
[59] And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God , and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
[60] And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

       -Nothing Gets JESUS to STAND on His Feet Like Responding in Love in Situations your Flesh would like to Respond Differently.

        -Wherever We Engage in the Spiritual Warfare of Love,We Give God the Opportunity to move into the Lives of People to Deliver them from the Influence of Satanic forces of Darkness.

                   ⚫ WHEN Stephen "RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY IN LOVE" IT gave God Access to move into the Life of Saul who was Actually Supervising His Stoning, and He later Became the Great Apostle Paul that wrote about three Quarter of the Epistles.Glory to God.Acts9:1-6

                 (D) APOSTLE PETER ALSO TAUGHT US HOW TO ENGAGE IN THE SPIRITUAL WARFARE OF LOVE

                                ♥1 Peter 2:17-21 KJV
Honour all men . Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
[18] Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
[19] For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
[20] For what glory is it , if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it , ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
[21] For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

                 ⚫JESUS WILL ALWAYS GIVE US THE STANDING OVATION OF THANKSGIVING WHENEVER WE ENGAGE IN THE EVER WINNING SPIRITUAL WARFARE OF LOVE.

       -GOD is Always Grateful and Thankful for us when we Give Him the Opportunity through our Love Response to move into the Lives of People that are under the influence of Demonic Oppression.

       -As We Can See,JESUS has Already Showed us how we Can  Effectively Engage in the Spiritual Warfare of Love in our Daily Dealings with our Fellow Human Beings,as Apostle Peter Testified.

                ⚫In Essence,"SPIRITUAL WARFARE IS A LOVE RESPONSE" especially in Times when the devil Influences Men to Trouble,Harass  and make Life Difficult for Us.

                                      ♥1John.4.16NLT
16"We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in him. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them."
17" And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we are like Christ here in this world."

            -We Can't Be Like LOVE or CHRIST and Fight with Hatred and Anger in our Hearts Against our Fellow Human Beings who are Created in the Similitude of God.
           -We Can't be Effective in Spiritual Warfare and still Engage our Tongue in HATE SPEECH AND ACTIONS.

                                              ♥James 3:8-10 KJV
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
[9] Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
[10] Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

     -Doing Good and Loving People doesn't Necessarily attract Good Response from People, but that should not stop us, because we have come to know we are dealing with invisible Wicked forces that are trying to Discourage and frustrate Us from Doing Good.

        4.KNOWING THE DEVIL AND HIS ERRAND DEMONIC SPIRITS ARE OUR TRUE ENEMIES AND NOT HUMAN BEINGS IN FLESH AND BLOOD MAKES US EVER READY TO RESIST THEM AND STOP THEM WITH OUR "LOVE DEEDS AND KINDNESS"

                       ♥James 4:7
[7]So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you.

       -We need to Always Maintain the Right Perspective and Mentality to be able to stand firm and Resist the Unseen forces of Darkness as we keep ourselves in the Love of God.

                       ♥1 John 5:18-19 KJV
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. [19] And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

      -In the Midst of the Wickedness around us,only by keeping ourselves in the "LOVE OF GOD" Can we be Shielded and Protected from Harm.

                         ♥Jude 1:21-22 KJV
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
[22] And of some have compassion, making a difference:

          ⚫We Cannot be Harmed and Injured when we Engage in this Warfare knowing we are Living in Love and We are Protected in Love.

   -The Only way we Can truly make a Difference in our World is by Demonstrating Compassion towards People and Especially those who are Undeserving of it.

         5.FINALLY, WE OUGHT TO KNOW THAT WHEN WE RESIST THESE SPIRITUAL FORCES AND FRUSTRATE THEIR INFLUENCE OVER HUMAN BEINGS WITH THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD, THEIR WICKED ACTIVITIES WILL CEASE AND GOD'S WILL AND PURPOSES WILL PREVAIL ON THE EARTH FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.

                     ♥Ephesians 6:10-13 KJV
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. [11] Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
[12] For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places .
[13] Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

       -As We Stand in the LOVE OF GOD,we will Always Experience Continual Victory in all of Life Challenging Experiences.

♦As I CONCLUDE,I will Love to Reemphasize this WINNING TRUTH THAT:
           "SPIRITUAL WARFARE OF LOVE IS BASICALLY ALL ABOUT KNOWING WITHOUT ANY DOUBT IN YOUR HEART, HOW MUCH "JESUS LOVES YOU"  AND STAYING COMMITTED IN REVEALING AND EXPRESSING HIS LOVE TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU THROUGH YOUR PRAYER AND EVERYDAY LIFESTYLE DEALINGS WITH PEOPLE."

                 -As Christians,We Should know we have a Spiritual,Moral,Social,
Economic, Political, and Relational Responsibility Over the Affairs of the Earth for the GOOD OF HUMANITY.

                          ♥Gen.1.28message Translation
"God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."

              -We have the DIVINE MANDATE AND AUTHORITY to See that the Will and Purposes of God Prospers in Every Nations of the World for the Good of All Men.
              -We Can Boldly and Confidently Exercise this Spiritual Authority and Dominion Over the Devil and His Errand Demonic Spirits through "EFFECTIVE SPIRITUAL WARFARE OF LOVE".

             -One thing I have Come to Apprehend and Understand is this,you Can Live a "STRESS-FREE VICTORIES LIFE" If you Engage in Spiritual Warfare knowing that "STRESS IS IN YOUR RESPONSE AND YOU CAN COME UNDER STRESS WHEN YOU RESPOND INAPPROPRIATELY TO THE ISSUES OF LIFE" OUTSIDE LOVE.

♦PRAYER DECLARATION

         -I DECLARE Upon you Today,you will Never be Defeated in Life and you will Never lose another Battle in this Life.You are more than a Conqueror through JESUS CHRIST Who Loves you Dearly.
        -YOU are Too Blessed to be Stressed,and I Declare your Warfare is Accomplished and the Victory is Won Over Every Challenges your Going through Right Now in JESUS MIGHTY NAME.Amen

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