84. One day you will sit upon a throne (Rev.20:4). One day you will be able to wish for whatever you desire, and it will become reality. One day you will revel in unimaginable wealth. One day you will be perfectly formed and beautiful, perfectly strong and fit. One day you will luxuriate in every good pleasure that appeals to you. One day you will know a love and happiness so complete, so all-encompassing, so perfect that it is unimaginable to you at this time.

85. These relatively childish illustrations are the only way I can convey even a fraction of the splendor, glory‚ perfection, and completion that awaits you in the realm beyond. You, who are now small, now weak, now weary, now persecuted, shall inherit the very Kingdom of God.

86. You have the spirit of a warrior! Let Me repeat that: You have the spirit of a warrior! So let that fighting spirit take you over and get aggressive in spirit against the attacks of the Enemy. Block his lies and doubts with your spiritual armor and weapons. That's what it's there for, to deflect every attack launched against you, and more so, to be the instruments of war within your hands to bring about the Enemy's demise.

87. Forget about the bumps and bruises and scrapes you've suffered so far; strap on your fighting garb and get ready to charge into the battle.

88. You've got just what you need:

89. * You have your helmet of salvation to remind you that you're Mine and that you're fighting for My cause. Your helmet is firmly attached and cannot be removed, and it'll protect your head from the bullets and shrapnel flying around.

90. * You have your shield of faith to block and deflect any volley of doubts or lies fired against you. Make sure you're covering yourself well with that shield, not only to protect you from the shots being fired at you, but also to get those bullets ricocheting back into the Enemy's ranks.

91. * You have your breastplate of righteousness. Think of that as a bulletproof vest that's keeping you protected from the Enemy's fire. His bullets may sometimes destabilize you momentarily, but ultimately you're protected by this breastplate. Remind yourself that you're fighting for My righteous cause.

92. * Your loins are girded about with truth. So let the truth be known; it's part of your weaponry against the Enemy.

93. * Your feet are shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. That doesn't mean that you're a pacifist and are going to take this lying down. Rather that makes your feet another weapon that you can use to march forward, claiming the Enemy's territory. "Every place whereupon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours" (Deut.11:24). Go claim some territory! Don't just regain what you had; conquer more, make a serious incursion on any territory the Devil was foolish enough to think he'd gained.

94. * Best of all, pull out that white-hot sword of the spirit--all your spiritual weapons combined--and hack away at the Enemy's ranks. Don't give them a chance to even lift their puny swords.

95. Do you want to make history? Here's your chance! Make history in Heaven and in Hell. Make Satan rue this day as one of defeat for him, while Heaven rejoices in the victories of My valiant and fearless soldiers of the End. With Me on your side, you are invincible, so go out and prove it!

96. When Satan comes to tempt me, I will take my stand. When words spewed forth rock my faith, I will take my stand. 

When his doubts and lies confuse me‚ I will take my stand. When he tempts me to quit, I will take my stand. 

When his words seem so convincing, I will take my stand. 

When he causes me to question my beliefs, I'm gonna take my stand. When I feel overwhelmed by his accusations‚ still I will take my stand.

When his attacks are personal and hurt me, I'll take my stand. 

When his influence is tempting me to doubt Your words, I'm gonna take my stand. 

When others around are losing their faith, I'll take my stand. 

I will take my stand and will not give in to his puny attempts to try to overthrow my faith. 

I will take my stand and show the Devil what I'm made of.

I will take my stand, for it is not I that live, but You, my Love‚ who live in me. 

I'll take my stand, for I have all Heaven fighting for me, with legions at my command. 

I'll take my stand, for it is battles like this that bring out the fighter in me. 

I'm gonna take my stand and rejoice in the battle, for victory is assured.

I'll take my stand and remind myself that I am destined to win many to Jesus, and this is why the Devil hates me and tries to 

fight me.

I will take my stand and love this fight, brandishing the keys and the new weapons made available to me. 

I will take my stand‚ for I have joined the ranks of those that have gone before me who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake. 

I will take my stand and not go back on it, for it is in standing my ground that the Enemy of my soul finds himself trembling and running in defeat. 

I will know no defeat, for I have taken my stand.

97. (William Wallace: ) When you wield the Word of God, you let our dear Lord and Commander in Chief do the fighting for you, because He is the Word of God.

98. I tell you that your weapon is only as strong as the arm that wields it. One blow from a strong man is worth more than five from a weak one. Make your blows count by strengthening your arms. The Word of God is what will give you the strength to fight. So if you want to increase the strength of your arms, immerse yourself in Jesus, the Word of God, and you will find the strength to wield the keys turned to swords that will fight through you with His truth and strength.

99. You can't pay too much attention to the Enemy and his words, regardless of who he may use to speak them, because if you do, you'll only be weakened in your resolve and purpose. Be resolute in your convictions and know what and in whom you believe. Only those who know what and whom they believe will have the strength to weather the storms of opposition.

100. So stand up, stand up for Jesus! Stand up, stand up for the Family! Stand up and be counted among those who know whom they have believed‚ and continue to march on strong in the power and might of our Lord!

101. The Enemy hates the winning of souls and the reaping of the harvest in the fields where I have sent you. There's so much potential, so much to do, so many people who need to be reached and who can become disciples.

102. He attacks you because he doesn't like the work you're doing today, and he's even more scared of the work you're going to do in the future. He doesn't even like what you're doing now, much less what you're going to do once you all put a renewed focus on saving souls and winning disciples! That's what the whole war boils down to. You're doing a great work for Me, and the Devil is trying to stop you.

103. He'll use whatever he can to get you to stop, whatever negative or discouraging tactic he can think of. If it will make you doubt and question Me--good, he'll use that. If it will make you doubt or question your place in the Family--great, he'll take it. If it will make you question your leaders or shepherds--that's wonderful, just what he needs. He can say whatever he wants to say or use whatever excuse or motive he wants to, but in the end it's all about stopping you as a Christian from doing the work of winning souls and reaching the world with the Gospel.

104. The Enemy doesn't care about you. The Enemy doesn't want to help you to be happier or more fulfilled. He just wants to make sure that whatever you do, you're not an active Christian.
105. Remember that next time you're feeling a little confused by the latest attack of the Enemy. The goal is to get you to stop serving Me and doing what you're doing for Me. Thus‚ when it comes down to it, that's the choice you have to make in your heart every time you're attacked: Are you going to keep serving Me and remain an on-fire active Christian or not?

106. It's pretty simple when you look at it that way.

107. Just because someone else's wine skin has grown old and brittle and can't hold any more, that doesn't mean that yours is old and brittle. You will always be able to hold more if you continue to stretch and receive the new and deep truths that I have for you today, of which there are many more to come.

108. Don't let anyone put you in the mold of their old brittle wine skins, attempting to chain you to the past and usurp the freedom that I have given you to follow Me wherever I lead. I am freedom, I am newness‚ I am a moving God! There is so much more yet to come, so much yet to be discovered and revealed!

109. (Dad:) Every great man or woman has had their adversaries. Because they were really making a difference in the world and accomplishing great things, people fought them, as did the Enemy. If you were doing nothing, if you were living a worthless existence, if you were so wrong, then you wouldn't be under fire. How many soldiers get attacked at home, while at peace? Very few.

110. You're at war in the spirit. The Evil One has declared war, and so help me God, war is what we'll give him! Are you with me? Will you stand up proudly to defend your faith or back down from the challenge? Now is the time to show the damn Devil what happens when your faith is challenged! Will you stand with me as fellow warriors of the faith?

111. You may feel down‚ but you don't have to be defeated. Rise up! Draw swords with me and raise a standard to drown out the voice of Satan.

112. I commission you. This is your day of battle. I know I can count on you! The day of battle has come! Let's march bravely to the front lines and show the Devil's imps what we are made of.

113. (Spirit helper:) Welcome to the ranks of the warriors. Welcome to the company of heroes. This is what we do. Whenever you face an intense fight that seems stronger than ever, you can know that this is the kind of battle we specialize in. Now you know what it's like to join the big time. No more piddling around in puddles; you're in the deep end, and now you know what it's like to fight real battles for your faith!

114. These are grown-up battles, real-world wars. Welcome! We've been waiting for you. These trials that you're facing right now are a rite of passage for you, as you become seasoned men and women of God. It's a test to see if you're worthy to join our ranks. Every warrior with his or her name on the Hall of Warriors had to face fierce tests, but they fought and overcame. They rose to the challenge, they stayed true to their faith. Everyone has battles of one kind or another, and these tests of standing up for your faith and fighting for your convictions and holding true to your calling are among some of the fiercest that the Evil One launches on the Lord's children.

115. Nothing comes without a price, and these tests of faith are part of contending for your faith. But the rewards you receive in return, the fame and glory in Heaven, are well worth it. The battle isn't easy‚ but it's worth it. If you hold out and conquer, you'll be able to brag about this battle, and it'll be the first of many such glorious conquests.

116. Welcome to the big time, where real battles are fought and won. No more simulations, no more training exercises--the real thing. This is where wars are fought‚ and won or lost. This is the real world, and we are your companions‚ and count it an honor to have you join our ranks. All the great warriors of Heaven are rooting for you and praying that you'll make it. We all remember what it was like, and we know what glory comes after you pass these tests, so we're all cheering for you.

117. If you could only see what is going on in Heaven! We've gathered in the Hall of Warriors by the thousands. We're cheering for you--yes‚ you! You're on our viewer, and we're watching you, praying for you, praying that you'll stand strong and receive the power to rise up and fight.

118. We're all behind you! (Shouts:) YAAAAAA!!!! Someone just rose to their feet and has taken up the challenge! A mighty roar of praise rose from the courts as you took the stand and chose to fight. More, yes more, are rising! Look, can you see them? They're going to make it! You're going to make it! The tide of battle is turning as you and your friends rise up. We stand with you as the mightiest warriors of history. We're all with you, cheering for you, at your beck and call. (There is a mighty roar in the hall.) That's it! Do it! Get up! You can do it! You can win! You can fight. Take up your saber, my young apprentice, and fight! Oh, what joy, what glory. Shouts of celebration ring through the halls!

119. Everyone in the hall rushes over to another viewer as a 13-year-old makes up her mind that she's going to fight for her faith. She's going to get up and fight! A huge shout of victory rings out.

120. Jesus is right here in front. He leaps onto the table: "You see that, Satan? They're not listening to you. They're rising up. They're taking up their weapons, and I have won! We win! Let's get'm, folks! Let's go. Let's give them all the help we can."

121. (Vision:) It's as if I'm looking at a video of someone talking into a camera while riding; it's bumpy and rough. The person I've been talking with is a two-braided Viking with a giant double-edged battle axe in his hand.

122. He's not riding a horse; he's riding a huge leopard! From a distance I can see the troops pouring out of Heaven, with Jesus leading the charge. Thousands and thousands of warriors are pouring out of Heaven with weapons in hand, shouting and spoiling for a fight.

123. (Spirit helper continues: ) We've been waiting for this moment. We've been waiting for you to make the decision to fight, and just look at what we're willing to commit to this battle! We're pouring out of the heavenly gates by the thousands. Can you see us? We're coming to your aid. We're coming to rescue you. We're pumped up and ready for a fight. Give us the floor. Let us take over for you and fight for you. Just make the decision to use our power‚ and we'll rush in and use all of our years of battle experience to fight for you.

124. You're not alone; so far from it. We're on your side! As Elisha's servant saw the Lord's army, those that are with you are more than those that are with them (2Kings 6:15-17)! The greatest warriors of history are rushing to your aid. Where do you want us to attack? We're ready to fight on your side in spirit. Let us smash, crush, pummel, slice, and hack to pieces these dastardly doubts of Satan! We stand with you and we cannot lose!*

125. It takes a lot of guts and courage to buck the System and to stand up for the truth when the truth is being attacked and questioned. That's the kind of courage it takes to be My disciple. It's always taken a spirit that is determined to stand up for the right and the truth, whatever the cost. From the very beginning, My true disciples have faced persecution, ridicule, criticism, shunning and harassment. But despite the attacks, faith in My name grew, multiplied, and spread, which shows how puny the power of the System is‚ and the power of the Enemy that controls it.

126. Nothing on Earth or in Hell could stop My revolution,and nothing will stop yours either, as it's fueled by My Spirit and powered by My words of truth! Even though this spirit and truth is entrusted to fallible, weak human vessels‚ the excellence of the power is Mine. I do not require perfection, only hearts committed to Me and to reaching the world.*

127. (Martin Luther:) The most crucial task that befell me in my sojourn on Earth was that of "having done all, to stand" (Eph.6:13). I made my historic stand, through the grace of God, and told the world, "Here I stand, I can do no other." Do not think that it cost me little or nothing to take that stand--it cost me everything! But it was worth so much more than it cost, as it changed the future of my day and I fulfilled my destiny.

128. The truths I was given to share with the world of my day were entirely radical, and I was surrounded by enemies, those who sought to kill me‚ as well as people who twisted my words and used them to foment a bloody civil revolt rather than the spiritual revolution and reformation that I preached. This twisting of my words and intents had catastrophic results, as tens of thousands lost their lives in the bloodbath that followed. I was tempted to give up when I saw the mistakes I had made, in not taking more care that my words could not be wrested out of context. My intentions were good, but my understanding of the nature of man was limited.

129. Satan often screamed in my ears, trying to condemn me for my rigid stance against the Church's loveless law and the concealment of the grace of salvation from the people. I battled the criticisms of family, former friends, and received the blame, condemnation, and even damnation of the Church. Many wanted me to bend, compromise, and take a more "reasonable" stance.

130. Yet God had revealed His truth to me and He expected me to fight for that truth, even as He has revealed to you the truth of His Word, pure and unadulterated, and is calling you to make a stand for it. He used David to peel away the layers that crusted the truth and masked it from the people. He gave you precious gifts of the spirit through your Maria. He liberated you from the traditions of men that were of no effect, even as He used me to liberate the people from the traditions that kept them from truly worshiping God.

131. Men and Satan don't often take kindly to having their perception of reality stripped bare and the truth revealed in all its shocking purity. So do not expect a lot of well-wishers in this world. Even though many of the truths the Lord revealed to me eventually became widespread, I remain a controversial character to this day. Some call me a reformer, others call me a heretic. Some of my more radical words were even removed from circulation, which is just as well, as not everything I wrote was well explained or well balanced.

132. I had a choice to make when my faith and the truth I was commissioned to give came under siege: I could either give up and forfeit my place as a world changer‚ or I could stand up, armed with every spiritual weapon at my disposal, and take a stand for the truth. I took that stand, by the grace of God‚ and that stand became my celestial reward and my legacy.

133. Every great man or woman of God, every world changer, faces that moment of truth, and probably a number of them throughout their lives, when they have to choose to either make a stand for the Lord, by His grace alone, or capitulate to the criticisms, lies, twisting of the truth‚ and sometimes even the truth of past mistakes or errors. This stand is for the Lord and His truth, and by His grace, because it will never be built on the perfection of men. If I had based my stance on my perfection, I would have been lost, and would have capitulated to the Enemy's allegations and criticisms. But the Lord's truth holds, even if 10,000 stand against it‚ and even if those who proclaim it are imperfect beings.

134. It is your time to take a stand, putting on every piece of armor, wielding your spiritual weapons of the faith, and standing boldly against Satan and against his status quo and every evil tactic he sends to move you from your place. Stand firm, my friends, and you will soon be advancing and pushing him and his ilk backwards, while you forge ahead into the lands of the future of God's promises

135. You are the heirs and heiresses of a vast spiritual fortune! There are many dark forces that would seek to prevent you from fully discovering this fortune, and they will stoop to any level to do so. They will try to make you believe that it is not there. They will try to make you believe that it is not that valuable. They will try to make you believe that it is not really yours. They will try to make you believe that you are not who you have been told you are. They will at times form a tight-looking case, complete with ample documentation and plenty of confusing and yet believable "legalese."

136. Don't fall for it! Look beyond the apparent logic, the seemingly plausible arguments, and look at who's arguing this case. Has the Devil ever cared for you? Has he ever provided anything of value for you? Has he fulfilled many promises to you?

137. Compare that with Me. Have I ever told you anything that wasn't true? Have I ever made a promise that wasn't fulfilled? I have not, and I never will. You are who I have said you are. You are destined to inherit the promise of great spiritual and even physical wealth. You are the heirs of My Kingdom. You will rule over cities and countries. You will work miracles and command great power!

138. Don't let yourselves be cheated out of your great fortune through cunning and lies. Look beyond the words. Look at those who speak them. Look at the deeds. Decide in your heart and mind which side is to be trusted. You will see the truth if your spiritual eyes are open. Even if it doesn't seem clear immediately, if you stick with Me‚ in time it will become clear, and you will be so glad you did.

139. (Dad:) The Enemy is the author of confusion (1Cor.14:33)! He's the one who comes sneaking along with some supposed new truth about what you've always believed and held dear. He used the same tactics in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve, saying, "Hath God said?" Imagine‚ with the first two people created by God, who had seen God and talked to Him and walked with Him, Satan tried to cast doubt in their minds about the things that God had said!

140. The Enemy tried to get Adam and Eve to doubt the Lord and His motives and His plans. "Did God say you shouldn't eat that fruit? Well‚ He just didn't want you to be like Him, to be as gods, and gain all that knowledge and wisdom that you're going to gain by eating it." Imagine the gall of the Enemy--but also imagine the gullibility of Adam and Eve! How could they fall for such a line?

141. Well, that might be a good question to ask yourself sometimes, when someone, even a friend, comes up with something that gets you confused about the truth you've held dear all your life. Why should you take on the doubts and confusions from the author of confusion? Recognize the doubts and skepticism and lies for what they are, and slam the door on them!

142. The Enemy is a liar, and the father of lies! Lies are his specialty, and he has the devilish wisdom to coat them with a little layer of the truth so that you'll swallow them--but they'll be bitter in your stomach and poisonous to your system because they're from Hell, and no good thing comes from there!

143. So lift a standard against the lies and tales that cast doubt on what you've always believed. When the Enemy comes in like a flood, lift the standard of the Word and the Lord against him, and kick him right back out! If it's not according to the Word, if it's bearing bad fruit in your heart and life, if it goes against the grain of everything you've believed in and lived for, then it's not the Lord. Kick the serpent out and tell him to slither off and not bother you anymore‚ that you're not interested in tales from his crypt!

144. Have the conviction to stand up for what you know to be right, and don't fall for any of this "Hath God said" stuff. Believe the truth, stand up for the truth, live for the truth, and reject the lies and half-truths! You know what the truth looks like. So when a counterfeit comes along, you can just examine it closely, laugh, and tear it up like the worthless trash that it is, fit only for the garbage can! Choose the good and boot the bad, okay? I love you!

145. (Dad:) Don't get scared by the Enemy's "boo!" You've heard that kind of thing a lot, but you know, it doesn't look like it does in the comics. You're not going to see a little horned Devil with his little pitchfork jump out from behind your bedroom door and go "Boo!" It's going to be a lot trickier, a lot more subtle, so you've got to see it for what it is.

146. I can see it from here. It's just the Enemy trying to scare you, discourage you, and get you to quit. And it's working on some of you. Some of you are letting that damn Devil get to your hearts and minds and worry you and distress you and get you to doubt and fear and even believe some of his lies. The answer is in refusing to listen to him even for a minute, and turning right around and strengthening your connection with Jesus. Let the light in‚ and the darkness will flee.*

147. (Dad:) If something destabilizes you, take it to Jesus right away! Tell the Devil: "Get behind me, Satan! For it is written: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve" (Mat.4:10).

148. That's what soldiers do. When the enemy attacks, they hit him back! They don't sit around listening to his propaganda and start questioning their place in the army every time someone takes a shot at them. Come on, have some guts and some courage! Don't even entertain the idea of turning back. Jesus is your Lord. He's your God. He's worth serving, and He's worth believing and loving and giving 100 percent of your life to.

149. (One of the *Knights of Victory: ) We step out from the shadows. We step out from the Other Side to remind you that we surround you. We are by your side. We were designed and created for such moments as these. We were designed to fight, and that is what we know best. We do not relate to the way of the coward or the timid; we only know how to draw our swords and fight. (*See Wine Press 96 and 97 for more)

150. You have been brought to battle‚ so you must fight. The only other option is surrender, but such a despicable word doesn't exist in our vocabulary. What do you have in your hand? You have the power of God, and you have all that is good on your side! So why are you allowing the Enemy to sway you and distract you?

151. Of course‚ what he says sounds convincing, for you must be tested. If for no other reason, this opportunity has presented itself because you must be tried, you must allow yourself to see that the words that have been spoken many years ago are true, that all who live godly will suffer persecution (2Tim.3:12). But will you let this little bit of persecution try your faith to the point that you have forgotten that it is the Devil that should be on the defensive and not you? The Devil and all his ilk are trying to see what you're made of. They're trying to prove that you're not strong enough and that you won't hold out through the battle, that this test will be too tough for you. He's only kidding himself, though.

152. So what are you waiting for? We have no time to lose! As soon as you determine that you will see the battle as it is, that the Enemy is attempting to steal your faith right out from under you, then you will realize that you're meant to fight back and not just hand over what is rightfully yours. He has no claim to you and your faith. Tell him so, and then get up and fight!

153. Come join us, and brandish your weapons. Don't let your faith fail, but be strengthened. Then you will feel the hot fighting serum of David burning within you, your spirit being protected, and you will be unstoppable in your mission to turn the darkness to light.

154. Fell the lies and darkness of the Enemy! Come and wage war with us, for we are on your side! We are the Knights of Victory, and victory alone is what we know! But we need you. Fight with us and put the Enemy back in his place--in Hell‚ where he belongs!

155. (Dad: ) The Word has stood the test of time. It's stronger than any force that exists. It'll be alive and thriving long after those who now attack it have passed away. This battle is about defending you from the Enemy's blows to your spirit. He wants to stop you before you become undefeatable. See? You must be doing something right, otherwise the Enemy wouldn't bother with you. Show him that it's a mistake to try to manipulate your feelings. Show him that you won't let an attack on your happiness screw up your future!

156. (Dad:) This Family was built on One Who was persecuted, afflicted, ridiculed, betrayed, denied, hated, and despised. We have patterned our lives after His and we have made His beliefs our own. He has become our complete religion, so who's to think that we will not also experience the very things He suffered, the very betrayal and persecution He endured, the very hatred and slander that He received (John 15:18-20).

157. We are as different from the world as night is from day! The world will never understand us. In fact, they don't want to. They don't want to try to understand us, because that would destroy all their former beliefs and mindsets and shatter their little frames of reference.

158. Those who speak out against us and against our Lord are those whose minds are too small to fathom the greatness of God, whose hearts are too hard to receive the fullness of His love, whose spirits are too dull to experience the completeness and richness of His Spirit.

159. They are like fish in a shallow pond, refusing to believe that there exist creatures that can fly, refusing to poke their little head out of their shallow existence to see the wonder of the sky above. Why should we be pulled down to their lowly level when they tell us, the creatures of flight, that the skies we live in are insane, the winds we sail on are not dependable, and that our wings are incapable of keeping us in the air? Why waste our time with some obviously laughable opinions, when we have already proven all those words false and ludicrous?

160. We live in a sky that God has created for us--one perfectly suited to our needs and our lifestyle. We sail on winds that have carried all of God's men and women since the beginning of time--the winds of His words, the winds of His love, the winds of His infinite care. And our wings, which represent our faith, are capable of facing and braving every challenge‚ provided we use them and exercise them and continue flying daily with them! Nothing can stop us! We can't be pulled down from our heights unless we choose to. Only in listening to the simple-minded little fish in their pond of flatlander shallowness can we be pulled away from our thrilling flights and our fulfilling missions!

161. But as for me and for my wings, I will continue soaring the skies of God's great, eternal Spirit, sailing on the winds of His rushing words, riding high on the breaths of His intoxicating love, and doing my part to further the work of God's glorious Kingdom! How about you?

162. (Dad:) You've got to fight for your faith as if it were your most prized possession! You've got to fight for the Lord and for this Family and for the Word just as you would fight and defend one of your own younger siblings from being kidnapped. You've got to treat the Word, as well as your faith, with that same sort of importance, desperation, and passion.

163. You've got to realize that your faith and the Word are two of your most priceless possessions. That's precisely why the Enemy is after them. You've got to remind yourself that the Devil will never fight for something that is not worth having. If it didn't matter to you, if it didn't matter to the Lord, and if it didn't matter to him, then he sure as hell wouldn't be after it!

164. He's pretty much like a selfish, jealous child, who, when he sees one of the other children playing with a toy, decides that that's the one he wants. When the Devil sees that the Lord, your Father, has given you a very special possession, a very special gift--such as the Word and your faith and your place in this Family--he gets raging mad and jealous! He doesn't want you to enjoy those things, because he knows they're important. If they're important enough for the Lord to give them to you, then they're important enough for the Devil to want to take them away from you. Anything that the Lord gives you is in some way needed to help you to defeat the Enemy. The Devil knows this!

165. That's why he's attacking your faith in the Word and the Family right now. These things are important, both to you and the Lord, and this is why the Devil wants them. Remember, if it wasn't important, then the Devil wouldn't be fighting for it, he wouldn't be attacking it, he wouldn't be trying to get you to let go of it so that he could claim it! Picture the Devil as a conniving, jealous child after your favorite playthings‚ and that'll give you a good incentive to keep holding on to what you've got and to not let go of it for a second! Neither give place to the Devil--don't let him at it for even a second, or I guarantee you‚ he'll try to keep it from you forever!

166. Satan, the Enemy of your soul, will launch crafty and vicious surprise attacks, hoping to damage and scatter you. He knows that you are the superior fighting force and that his usual frontal assault would fail miserably. So he has instead opted to use tactics of fear and confusion, and he's counting on you to fall prey to his dastardly, divisive plan.

167. For Satan to succeed, you have but to give in to the fear and turn tail and break formation. You have but to give in to the confusion and doubt so that you are so busy trying to make sense of it in your own strength that you forget to ready your weapons. He's counting heavily on that, for without the vulnerabilities of human nature, his evil cause is lost.

168. But as My elite troops you are beyond the vulnerabilities of human nature. You may still feel fear, but you know you can overcome it with the shield of faith, made from the invulnerable metals of My Word. You may be confused, but you know that soaking in My Word can give you the clarity of mind you need in order to defeat the doubts and confusion.

169. The Enemy sends strange lumbering beasts of doubt and fear charging forth to smash and trample your ranks. Some of you have never seen such enormous, gruesome monsters before, and your first reaction is to cower in fear or to stand upon the battlefield in awe as they trample you under foot. But you are My elite troops and you need not give in to this tactic of terror! It matters not what these beasts are or where they came from. All that matters is that they must fall, and the weapons you hold in your hand right now have been forged in Heaven, and can send these beasts crashing to the ground, or even doubling back in fear and pain, causing destruction and confusion to their own ranks.

170. The battle is upon you. So stop what you are doing now and fall into formation, soldiers! Lift your weapons, ready your shields, and begin to fight alongside your brothers, to bring the Enemy to bloody ruin! Turn the tables of this fiendish attack and charge at the Enemy. Let Satan and his minions remember this day with anguish, as the day his massive assault of fear and confusion became his massive defeat, as his armies ran in fear and were scattered in chaos!

171. Let this be the day all your brethren around the world remember as the days of great victory--the days you readied your shield of faith by soaking yourself in the Word, the days you armed yourself with the powerful promises from the Scriptures, the days you skillfully wielded the modern weapons of the keys and prophecy, and drove those fools into the sea!