This word is submitted by Yolanda Ballard [roarnworship@cfl.rr.com]

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                   Hour Of Preparation

Do not give place to the enemy by the way you think, speak, or live for 
this is the day when many are losing their way. They have lost focus of 
the vision I gave them years past and have given attention to all that 
is going on in the economy, social turmoil, disasters, tragedies, and 
the like. But this is the day that I am counting the toll. How many times 
have you lashed out at the enemy by the way you have thought, spoke or 
lived, and how many times you just opened yourself up to attack by 
these areas.

For these are serious things to consider. If you can prevent disaster in
your life by just watching your thoughts, words and actions--then why are
you so careless with these things? If death and life are in the power of
your tongue along with blessing and cursing, then you carry a great power
within you. For I am shaking up My bride by the things I allow into her
life. Yes, I am waking her up to the seriousness of the hour.

If you abide in Me and My words abide in you, then whatsoever things you 
ask believing you shall have, because your heart is pure before Me. You 
would not ask amiss but only those things that are according to My will.

Walk in all My ways and I will bless you. Love your neighbor as you love
yourself. But how many are truly paying the cost to love themselves? How
much time do you spend before Me feasting on My word, hiding it in your
heart now that you have time? How many are just taking it that they will 
be ready when the time comes, but faith comes only by hearing and believing 
My word. Yes, by meditating on it, chewing it, devouring it like if there 
was a famine of it.

Take advantage of the time that you have for soon there will come a time
when there truly will be a famine in the land, and the only Word to be 
found is that which you had hid in your heart. Yes, memorize My word. 
Keep it safe within you. You will never regret the time you took in this 
hour preparing for what is ahead.

And lastly, watch the way you live your life. Give the enemy no place!
Watch and pray, for the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, and the
enemy is going about like a roaring lion seeking who he can devour. If 
you love Me with all your heart keeping yourself pure by walking in all 
My commands, and if you love others with My love, then the enemy has no 
place he can enter. Yes, the door would be shut to him. And make sure 
there are no windows open by seeking Me if there be any iniquity or curses 
left in operation.

Take My words seriously that you must prepare for the coming hour. But 
most of all, worship Me, love Me, don't lose focus of Me through the 
storm, and thank Me for all you are going through, and keep an attitude 
of praise that you do have the victory!!!

If I am for you, who can be against you!