Fighting Smart

Fighting Smart
2-23-09
Last night I was praying for a brother in Christ when the Lord brought this word and vision. The Lord began with saying, "I am looking at the next battlefield." I saw an empty field and realized He was talking about a battle that has not yet taken place.

"I want men to look beyond . . . to fight smart, to pursue their enemy to its end. I do not want a man to see only the battle he is in, but to think ahead. His enemy will not stop after just one defeat. A man must realize that to win, he needs greater authority."

Then I remembered David's army and how they defeated all their enemies. I understood that the next battlefield might be empty if the current battle was fought successfully.

"He had might men: David had giant-slayers," said the Lord, "men like himself. When a man faces great battles he needs men of great faith beside him. It is not a time of standing on one's own faith, but a time for agreement amongst giant-slayers. Saul did not have giant-slayers. I sent mighty men to David who were like-minded and dedicated to victory because David had a heart to do all My will. It is not My will to have a weak army, one that cowers at satan's threats."

There is a book of war, a mighty chapter about the works of men and women of faith. These saints were wholeheartedly devoted to doing God’s will. Therefore God came alongside of them, working in great power to defeat their enemies and establish His kingdom.
When a man gets to the point where he won’t turn back God will send him mighty men who are like-minded. God will surround him with warrior angels who will serve His purposes, for God can trust this man. But a man who is straddling the fence will find the way is hard and lonely.

“I bring circumstances into a man’s life to build faith in his heart. I allow adversity to build courage. If a man will cry, like David, “Unite my heart to fear your name,” then I can teach this man how to obtain victories. Life itself will become a reward for him, meaningful, stimulating, and full of growth.