The Battle... in storms and w/ weapons

I have been sharing these, w/ friends.  I was asked to post them here also.  They are slightly edited, since those parts are not for here.  I trust you find them encouraging as I and others have. The point of these note and the others are to remind us, first God Loves us, second God is in control.  The Battle belong to the Lord.  I pray that knowledge builds confidence and shed light on what you face this day 

I love storms, always have I image always will. Yet, since all that has happened to me and my body, the weather can effect me in very painful ways. When I woke up this morning, I was in such pain I said, “no I will stay here in bed!!” And then in me my spirit said, “No, I want to get up and Praise God!!” Now if I were to say the pain left me, and I jumped up and danced before the Lord, I would be a liar. What I did was, I arose and said, “Yes, I will get up and Worship my Jesus!” Not in spite of my pain, not even to lessen my pain. My Lord deserves my Praise. Did my pain go away because I Praised? Well, I took my meds, does that show lack of faith? You see the point is, it has nothing to do w/ pain. As my focus was no longer on pain, but on Praise. No matter the condition we find ourselves in, Jesus deserves our Praise. It is not a this for that. If I Praise You then, You take away my pain. Our Praise is not a transaction. Do I believe in Prayer for healing? Yes, of course I do. I stand on many scriptures for many parts of my body. But, remember” the Battle belongs to the Lord!!” If my faith needs to be built up and, the testing of of that faith is through what I face then, cool. I am standing and believing He knows what is best for me. I exercise my faith by, asking the Father for what I need and want. Jesus Himself gives us the confidence by His Words in Matt 6:8 ..Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Then John reminds us in 1John 5:14 We are confident that God listens to us if we ask for anything that has his approval. So we stand. Oh, by the way, my pain did and has continued to lessen. It is now afternoon, that I get back to this and finish.


The LORD answered, "My presence will go [with you,] and I will give you peace." Ex 33:14
"I have commanded you, 'Be strong and courageous! Don't tremble or be terrified, because the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.'" Josh 1:9
In truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; 2Cor 6:7
You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy. Ps 61:3
These people didn't become God's children in a physical way-from a human impulse or from a husband's desire [to have a child]. They were born from God. John 1:13
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won't be any more death. There won't be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared." Rev 21:4

The Battle..(Weapons)