This word is submitted by Joan Coyle (ejcoyle@hotmail.com)

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Testing Faithfulness

I heard the Lord ask: "What kind of soldier are you?"

Are you willing to wait, stand, pray, and watch? Keep vigil at all cost; when there seems to be no intervention from Me, do you ask what have you done wrong; where are you Lord? When the gifts are still and My voice seems silent, do you search in other places? Do you seek the grass that looks greener on the other side? Did Gideon's army know they were being tested as they drank? Did Moses know he was being tested in the wilderness? That I Am at this moment testing the strength of each to see who will enter into the battlefield. Those who will not look for ease or comfort; but will focus on the goal. To keep your eyes, like flint, on Me. I carry my troops into battle. The victory is already won. Will you hold steady at this time. Allow me to prepare you for battle and victory?