This word is submitted by Deb Okereke (healingfire@shaw.ca)

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                     Battle Weary 


"Battle weary, My Children are battle weary for they have chosen to 
fight many battles in their own strength, many battles I have not sent 
them to fight. 

Seek of Me My Children and I will show you which are your battles to 
fight. THEN I will anoint you, THEN I will equip you, THEN I will give 
you strategies to see victory after victory in My Name. 

As the Children of Israel sometimes foolishly went into battle before 
they sought My counsel and paid a heavy price, so too many of My 
Children in this time, fail to inquire of Me and the cost is too heavy. 
I desire that you would learn from the mistakes the Children and Leaders 
of Israel made when they sought to enter the Promised Land. Every battle 
that I ordained was won no matter what the odds.  But the strategies 
were not the same, and I required then, as I do now, obedience even in 
the smallest things. When I spoke and said do not leave a single thing 
with breath in it remaining, I meant that.  When I said stand on the 
necks of your enemies and then slay them, that is what I expected. Give 
no ground to the enemy, annihilate him when you have the opportunity. If 
you fight until he is totally defeated, then you will not have to fight 
that same one again and again and weary yourself.  

Arm yourself with My strength, clothe yourself in My armor of light. 
Cloak yourself in My humility, and over it all walk in My wisdom.

The following Scriptures were also quickened to me.

   (Num 10:9) "When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy 
   who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be 
   remembered by the LORD your God and rescued from your enemies."

   (Deu 20:3-4) ". . .  "Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle 
   against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be 
   terrified or give way to panic before them. {4} For the LORD your God 
   is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to 
   give you victory.""