Forging a Fighter Sparring With Jesus Christ

Share time. I went through this crazy intense season of my life where I thought I wanted to be a fighter! I am a warrior by nature and a lover. Only God knows why He made me that way. I think He has a sense of humor and gets a good laugh His daughters sometimes.

I was legit and committed it was all I ate and breathed. All I wanted to do was train. I had this burning of intensity in me I never really understood. I was always a runner and liked moderate exercise, but in this particular phase of my life, I took it to a whole new level I wanted to see what I was really made of and how much one’s body can really do. It was a challenge and I accepted and loved every minute of this onslaught on climbing this altitude I built for myself.

Many people questioned me about this, one I am a woman, two this is not a version of me they have seen. I remember walking into this sweaty stinky environment the first time I did. This was like no other gym with air conditioning and all the frills. This was like old school grind it out, the who facility was built around a ring. The first day I decide to embark upon this journey I walked into someone be submitted in a rear naked choke and I proceeded to sign up immediately.

However, I do not do this anymore. The Lord told me to stop in due season and I was to focus on more important things of our Father’s business. I realized it emphasized an egocentric, self, idolatry part of myself and this false confidence in my flesh. It was not even that I was obsessed with how I looked it was more obsessed at performance and becoming better, faster, stronger. It only served to flare up the very thing I was trying to kill and render my flesh. To render that flesh.

I am thankful for the season though it is not such a bad thing when you are a woman who walks around alone.

I dedicated so much time to this. I was up in the gym at like 4 am for my cardio, and strength training. In the evenings I was hitting pads, bags, drill training, sparring, skipping. The Grind.

I figured I would outwork everyone! I thought to myself who I am as a person and what my weakness was as a fighter, and what my strengths were. Others may have a more matured technique and experience on their side. Which is fantastic, however; I got such an endurance. When I get going and make my mind up on something that is it I am determined. I am like a warrior that way when I decide on something if I get it upstairs I can, I will.

You’re either were with me or not get out of my way. I didn’t mean this is a boastful way, I meant in things I know I am supposed to do, not unhealthy sinful things. If God said yes, you best move thank you. It is not such a bad thing with wisdom, these days it seems you really have to have a spine and be bold for your rightful inheritance and place in the Kingdom.

For a good season of my life, I do not know why or how I was able to train this intensely. I had this fire in my gut, an intense fire in my bones. I cannot explain it, it was the Holy Spirit, to do better, to be better. I was getting pretty strong every day, and I was not like ripped like a man, I was a strong 108 lbs assassin. I could and still can run 30 km like nothing. I developed physical endurance and perseverance that was unreal. A machine.

Not once did I let my body tell me today you can slack. Not acceptable. If my body tried to slack, I pushed right through harder. The momentum was insane. The intensity. The mindset. The dieting, and regimen I literally ate only for performance sake, I had zero desire to eat for pleasure. I trained my brain, my mindset was the day I slack is the day my opponent will gain on me and all my hard work poof!  In combat, you cannot let anyone gain on you, hit em first, and control the fight.

(Looking back, I think some of the intensity was because Jesus knew it was going to be a shorter season in my life and I needed to get what He wanted me to out of

Great shape, I was mentally trained on this whole other level. It was painful but it did not stop me. I remember all the bruises and sore muscles.

Later, it was revealed by the Holy Spirit I was being spiritually prepared groomed for a portion of my destiny, and purpose in the Kingdom. Trust me I was clueless to this at the time. I needed to know this language of fighting and translate it into spiritual warfare.

Divine Providence.

My sparring partner was Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit the whole time!!!

My amazing sparring partner Jesus Christ. I was trained by the Angel of the LORD. Jesus was the one who got me out of bed those winter mornings, pushed me, encouraged me, gave me focus, taught me through a fight language. He met me each morning. It was a deliverance and healing thing a whole custom gift package to Wanda.

This intense regime I chalk it up to military division of Heaven boot camp. I wanted to be the fastest toughest soldier. If I felt like quitting, I pushed my body further to beat that thought out of my head. I was unstoppable.

My creed was endurance and persevere. My strength needed to be great endurance. That was a technique I wanted to master. I wanted to know within myself I gave it everything I got. Power is fantastic, but eventually, you will gas out and when you do welcome to my world BABY!

The style I wanted to develop was fighting based on this principal Kingdom principle. Which is the story of my life, glory be to GOD? Doesn’t sound glamorous I know, like endurance? like what is that really?

I tell you it is the most effective deadly weapon. Why? simply because it lasts the fight. It endures. To endure something to have the capacity to do this a dangerous weapon when unleashed correctly. Calculated endurance, watch out.

This strength comes from the heart of God himself. You cannot fake endurance or perseverance. We who have grown it know what I mean.

Endurance is one of those traits you either have it or you don’t. If you have it, it is not because you are blessed or gifted. You have endurance because you grinded and contended for it. No one gives it to you. Your heart pours out with love to move something, you learn it, and earn it.

No other way to lay hold of endurance or perseverance but by exposure to pain, to being stretched past your own human strength and to lean on the Holy Spirit completely. The consistent grit of hard work, failing, and standing up again, and again. Making no excuses for yourself, and at no cost quitting on yourself. Not an option.

Strength, speed, technique, great coaching, great equipment is nothing in comparison to a person loaded with endurance or perseverance. Your fancy attire and Sunday dress is not going to help you in a fight.

A lot of people want the show, the glory, the pulpit, the spotlight, the accolades. We want the image of something, the reward, but usually not the actual work required to receive it. Where we invest our time is up to us. The truth is most spend the time to build upon something completely apart from Jesus. Sadly, leading us straight to hell.

As humans why is it we are all about the glory not the work essentially. We want the benefits of being a fighter, a warrior, a general. Wearing the belt, the spotlight, attention, friends, popularity, reputation, provisions, women, men. We want to fake it.

We figure we can find a shortcut. If you do find that shortcut it is likely leading you straight to the pit.

Are we Christians not like this with our relationship with Jesus? We fake it. In our church not dealing with our sin or spending any time with God. We can’t even remember the last time we repented. We are hoping we can keep showing up to the gym for training with our fancy gear, and smile. Half-heartedly as we sweat out a few half-hearted rounds.

We figure no one will notice we’re a bunch of fakes. We come to church just to say we are decent people. To wash away the guilt of our sins so we can hit the repeat button the following week.

All the while the world is dying, and we are the ones called to change it! People are going to hell, and so are we if we do not change and get on our knees and repent of our sins and beg for mercy and help. Our world needs warriors, true warriors. For all the lost and our brethren especially the little ones.

The thing about being fake is when it is time to step in the ring, nowhere for us to hide. We may have fooled ourselves and our Pastor, but we have not fooled our Lord Jesus Christ. We are exposed. Satan already knew that though. It is too bad we don’t realize this is a stupid game and we lose. most We need to wake up Lord help us all.

In my day growing up, we called these types of people posers. Pretending to be something you’re not. You like the idea of it, but not the work and effort. Those people got snuffed out quick and beat up by the street kids a lot.

We must be prepared to say and do hard things. The things that no one wants to do or say, the Father’s will must and will be done. We either align ourselves with that or suffer the consequences of disobedience. We must speak against what is popular for what is true we will not exchange lies for truth. We will walk boldly in the WORD of JESUS CHRIST. In this generation, for righteousness, for our families and our little ones. May the heirs of the Kingdom be courageous and equipped for the future. For Christ Jesus. We have to fight and there is a fight going on that we have to be willing to engage in.

warrior can smell a phony a mile away. So, can Jesus Christ.

Real warriors can detect you so quickly. Fakes are always after the image or appearance. Real warriors have wounds, scars, sweat, blood, tears, dirty feet, dirty hands, cuts, bruises, ears, and failures.  They have a strength born in pain. No shortcut.  To be a warrior you must go through pain or be willing to expose yourself to it. Knowing that the price is worth the Glory.

Knowing the Lord Jesus Christ will lead you through it.

All warriors in an unspoken language know when they’re in the presence of other great mighty warriors. It is something unexplainable that connects us, warriors. Maybe it is the violence we have endured which we can mutually acknowledge and know deserves our respect. We often neglect to give our warriors any respect. The true warriors are the ones not giving orders but who are willing to fight beside us. The ones who do not send us out to war, but ride out with us first. Not pushing your neck on the line without putting there right beside you.

Those not only willing to fight beside us but those willing to die for us. Just like Jesus Christ did. It is one thing to want to fight for something bad enough. The truth is are you willing to die for it? Are you willing to give your life to Jesus Christ? As he laid brutally beaten, mocked, ridiculed, hanging on a cross for pieces of work like you and me?

Are we willing to die? True warriors and soldiers of Christ fight until death. We do not back down, we do not see opposition and flee. No. It stops today. We see great opposition and smile waving our banners high. We put on our armor and pick up or shields and swords. We look at each other and we say for the Glory of Jesus Christ.

Yes, we may die in our body, but it will not be in vain. If you have found Jesus Christ in your life you have found the only thing in the world worth living and dying for. For the Kingdom of God and salvation, to bring make the kingdoms of this world the Kingdoms of our LORD and His Christ.

This is not a joke., this a war. We are to set captives FREE to the Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. We are not supposed to sit back and watch the devil ravage Gods children. He did not set us free to please ourselves and waste the love he gave to be exclusive to us, and sweet sounding sermons on Sunday. Jesus set us free and gave us a sword and now we must fight with Him. None of this is about me or you.  It is all about Jesus.

If I die and I will. So, will you. It will be fighting, I have decided that. No gates of hell shall prevail on my watch any longer. You may take my body, but hell I hope you hear me. With the righteous thunder of the God of Israel who reigns forever who is always with me, you will never have my soul. Never.

I will NOT be put to shame Jesus Christ is with me, for me, loves me, and has freed me. I am no longer a slave in Jesus name. Praise be to the King of Glory Jesus Christ. Rise my brethren with me, who is with me?

I am taking back every single thing that rightfully belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ. In the present, lost or stolen.

To the finish line, we push and push, for the KINGS of KINGS, your children, for your family, your friends, the sick, the poor, the widow, the orphan, the young, the old, the ones lost, the ones to come. Do it. Our world needs warriors to come out of the shadows and into the formation.

Prepare the way for the Lion of Judah. Hallelujah Jesus.

Who cares if we die here? if we die we live. That is the whole point of salvation. This is not our HOME!! Jesus Christ is. That is true salvation.

This world is dying. It is written.

This is a call to those forged in the pits, and fire. You were made for this moment. You likely suffered a lot, just as I have. There is no other way. No other way to become a force of power for Jesus Christ and the army of the LORD. He has to break us and mold us.

Jesus was the one punching me in the head my whole life. He was the one training me and coaching me. He was the one holding the bag, telling me what to do, how to do it. He was the coach who beat the crap out me to pull the best out of me. He placed inside me, the treasure of the Holy Spirit. He never gave up and because he never did. I will not either.

You may see a little woman, and God is funny that way. Do not let your eyes deceive you, for I may be little, but I am my Father’s daughter and I am just like my Father little and mighty. I have been raised from the pits of hell for such a time as this! I will put on that armor and sword, and I will also put on that gown and lipstick for the Kingdom and go into the courts of wherever the Father takes me.

It starts in the heart. All warriors have secretly huge hearts of love. That is how we get up again, and again, it is our love expressed in battle in the fight.

I charge you then today to ask yourself. Are you ready to fight? Are you ready to die? For your Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ? This is about legacy. For generations.

If so, I invite you to say this prayer

Father in the name of Jesus,

I want to thank you for the blood of Jesus Christ. Who willingly gave his life, so I can have mine. That you Jesus were obedient unto death, and death on a cross. I want to humbly repent and ask you to change me. Forgive me for being a coward. Forgive me for not doing the right thing when I knew better. Forgiving me for not loving or caring about others. Forgive me for giving up in battle and not carrying my portion. Forgive me for leaving my brethren on the battlefield. Forgive me for my ignorance of thinking fighting was an optional and salvation was a one-time sweet prayer as my brothers and sisters are slaughtered every day. Forgive me for not asking for strength and courage from the Holy Spirit. Forgive me for my ignorance. Forgive me for not being thankful for the brave and courageous men and women who went before me paved the way and died. Those who died for the gospel of Jesus Christ. For my lack of gratitude for the bloodshed. For my lack of gratitude for everything, you have let me use of that belongs to you Father God. We own nothing. Thank you for your stuff. The stuff I wanted more than you I repent of. Forgive me have mercy on me. Thank you for grace and love that I can change with the help of the Holy Spirit. Change my heart. Change my life. Help me. Save me so I can save others.

For those of you who feel a tugging in your heart and do not know Jesus Christ and want to. You know Jesus is for you. He loves you and you know it at this moment. With a sincere heart. Today it is time to stop running. Running from pain and come to Jesus Now. Tomorrow is not promised.

It is time to be made whole. Jesus is the only way. The truth and the life. Trust me I know and have tried you cannot run from the love of God.

If you want to receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, I invite you to say this prayer. It does not matter where you are. Mean it in your heart, and grab some armor.

Father in the name Jesus Christ,

I want to invite you into my heart and my life as my Lord and savior. I want to confess and repent of all my sins in the name of Jesus Christ. Wash me in your blood and make me white as snow. I believe you died on the cross for my sins and rose again that I may have life through you, Jesus. I want you Jesus to be Lord over my life. In the name that is above every other name the KING of KINGS and LORD of LORDS

Jesus Christ For His glory and praise, we bless the name of the LORD Hallelujah!

I AM FREE to DECLARE IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS

I AM VICTORIOUS THROUGH CHRIST JESUS

~A Warrior for the KING of KINGS Christ Jesus our sovereign LORD