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If there is a fight to be fought, it is to resist evil at all times. God does not want us to submit to evil and do evil's bidding. We can be sure of that. God fights the enemy and He may use us to do something. We know the end of the story. God the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost win. Evil loses. But, we live on this earth and we must endure. Nobody said it would be easy. In fact, God told us it would require sacrifice and we would endure persecution. Jesus also said His yoke is easy and the burden is light. We live in the world but we are not of the world. How do we actively and proactively function? We can't be timid and hide away. Why does it seem so difficult?

Getting started seems hard, but once you are committed to something, it becomes easier. Pick your battles. Don't try to do it all by yourself. Jesus said without Him we could do nothing. So, God will lead you. He will send you.

This web site is being created due to the leading of the Holy Spirit. People are not sure what to do and encouragement is needed to get started - and then everyone is off and running and doing what they are lead to do. Big pastors in megachurches are not our role model. The average person can do great things. The faith of a child and the love of Christ and the obedience to the Holy Spirit is all we need. We quietly march on as good soldiers fighting the good fight. We don't want to feel famous or have lots of money or build a big church. If all we do in life for God leads to one person being saved or one person starting to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, isn't that truly enough for one lifetime? We don't count the cost. We just praise God.

So, if you are going to fight, who is your commander? God is. If He sends us into battle, it will be when He is ready - and if He feels that we are ready. We can't doubt at all, so our faith needs to be strong and we have to obey. If we truly surrender to God's will for our lives, we can be a good soldier. If we are sent, we can't hide in fear or run away from God. We have to follow through, or others may suffer around us, as God gets our attention again and puts us back on course. We are called to be brave and not timid.

We don't know what the future is. Maybe our sins have risen to heaven and God is about to raise His mighty hand against us. We will cleave to Him to protect us, as He corrects our society and punishes the evildoers. Maybe we will fight as a physical soldier, but we will for sure fight as a spiritual soldier. We must watch and pray. We must ask to be used by God, and commit to following His Word.

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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate;
a time of war, and a time of peace.

Matthew 11:28-30

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

John 15:4-5

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Jonah 1:12

And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

Revelation 21:7-8

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death

Jeremiah 51:8-9

Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed:
howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed:
forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country:
for her judgment reacheth unto heaven,
and is lifted up even to the skies.