{"id":10853,"date":"2013-04-02T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T04:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=10853"},"modified":"2013-03-31T22:46:48","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T02:46:48","slug":"girls-with-swords-chapter-2-the-god-sword-pgs-19-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/04\/02\/girls-with-swords-chapter-2-the-god-sword-pgs-19-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls With Swords:  Chapter 2 \u2013 \u201cThe God Sword\u201d (pgs 19-24)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If someone handed you a sword today would you know how to use it?\u00a0 Would you know how to hold it properly?\u00a0 Wield it safely and effectively?\u00a0 Defend yourself against an enemy?\u00a0 Protect your family from harm?\u00a0 Why do we need a sword anyway?<\/p>\n<p>We have been handed a sword&#8212;a <em><strong>God Sword<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Ephesians 6 addresses the <strong>Armor of God<\/strong> that we are to put on daily to protect ourselves from spiritual attack.\u00a0 Verse 17 says this, \u201cTake the helmet of salvation and the <span style=\"color: #800080;\">sword of the Spirit<\/span>, which is the word of God.\u201d\u00a0 We had a pretty cute discussion about spiritual \u201chelmet hair\u201d last week in one of the Facebook groups, but this <span style=\"color: #800080;\">sword of the Spirit<\/span> is a different matter.\u00a0 The <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Sword of the Spirit is the Word of God&#8212;my <strong>Bible<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 How many of us have a <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Bible<\/span> in our home, on our night stand or bookshelf, or in our car and we rarely use it?\u00a0 Do we really know what is inside it?\u00a0 Do we know the<strong> One<\/strong> the Book reveals to us?\u00a0 We are missing out on the power of God in our lives because we do not learn how to use our weapon.<\/p>\n<p>If a warrior was sent into battle the same day he was given his sword, chances are good the warrior would not come back alive.\u00a0 That same warrior needs training and experience to be able to handle his sword effectively.\u00a0 Owning a sword does not make him an effective warrior, <i>using<\/i> the sword does.\u00a0 Lisa says she had a revelation that <b>\u201cmany of God\u2019s daughters in this generation are unarmed\u2026ill equipped and unprepared.\u00a0 It\u2026means they are at risk and incredibly vulnerable to deception\u201d (p. 19).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Bible<\/span> warns us against the double-edged sword of false teachers\/prophets and deception.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world\u201d\u00a0 (1 John 4:1).\u00a0 The only way to know the truth, to be able to test the spirits, is to <b>know<\/b> God.\u00a0 You have to know His character, see if what the teachers (or people in general) are saying is consistent with what you know about God.\u00a0 Are the teachers teaching the \u201cwhole\u201d gospel?\u00a0 There are many factions of believers in the world who are holding to small pieces of the <span style=\"color: #800080;\">God sword<\/span>.\u00a0 Each piece, used individually, is ineffective to defend and protect us from the evil one.<\/p>\n<p>What good is a blade with no point, or a handle without a guard?\u00a0 The sword bearer will be injured and perhaps killed if not properly equipped.\u00a0 A broken sword is useless to the warrior, BUT useful to the enemy.\u00a0 As Christ-followers we need to be properly equipped with the whole <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Bible,<\/span> not just the pieces we like and disregard the rest.\u00a0 Let\u2019s figure out how to unite our fellow believers so that we are using the whole counsel of God against our enemies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/WordOfGodAlive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10880\" alt=\"WordOfGodAlive\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/WordOfGodAlive-300x277.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/WordOfGodAlive-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/WordOfGodAlive.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Lisa says, <b>\u201cAll that we require to reassemble these weapons of battle in this season can be found in God\u2019s Word.\u00a0 Every piece large and small is already awaiting our unified, living declaration.\u00a0 If it takes a furnace of hardship to bring us to a place of unified prayer so that what was separated can be seamlessly joined together, so be it\u201d<\/b> (p. 23).\u00a0 It is time for the Mighty Warrior Princesses to study, pray and declare the <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Bible<\/span> is TRUTH as a whole and learn to use it to influence others.\u00a0 \u201cThe Word of God is ALIVE, POWERFUL, PERFECT, and PURE\u201d (p. 23).<\/p>\n<p>There was one more very profound truth on page 23.\u00a0 \u201cSatan is <i>not afraid<\/i> of a disjointed church that wields pieces or fragments of God\u2019s mighty Word, but he will <b>tremble<\/b> in terror at the church that rises up with the<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> sword of his Word<\/span> re-forged and expressed through our lives.\u201d\u00a0 We have to know more than our favorite verses.\u00a0 That piece may get us through sometimes, but we need to know ALL the Word to help us through a LIFETIME.<\/p>\n<p>The world will truly see REVIVAL when the church unites to use our strengths to work together instead of tear each other apart.\u00a0 Let\u2019s learn to use our swords.\u00a0 It\u2019s time to TRAIN.\u00a0 We have to get strong in the Lord and be of good courage.\u00a0 Oh, and one more thing, \u201cswords are used on enemies, not friends.\u201d\u00a0 Let\u2019s band together, sharpen each other as we practice using our <span style=\"color: #800080;\">God Sword<\/span> and fight the enemy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lift your WHOLE sword high,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teresa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/p>\n<p><b>Let\u2019s Pray:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, we thank You for the sisters You have given us to sharpen us.\u00a0 Thank You that we can speak truth from You into each other\u2019s lives.\u00a0 Lead us to a deeper understanding of Your Word and help us to hide it deep within our being.\u00a0 Enable us to use the truth to defend and protect us from the deceiver and false teachers.\u00a0 Guide and protect us as we band together and learn to wield the whole counsel in the Bible and not just our favorite parts.\u00a0 Your Word is Holy and complete.\u00a0 We do not want to be found guilty of diminishing its value in our lives.\u00a0 Thank You, Father for the opportunity to be in this place, in this time, to stand for You.\u00a0 Help us as we learn new skills to apply to our lives. \u00a0AMEN.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If someone handed you a sword today would you know how to use it?\u00a0 Would you know how to hold it properly?\u00a0 Wield it safely and effectively?\u00a0 Defend yourself against an enemy?\u00a0 Protect your family from harm?\u00a0 Why do we need a sword anyway? 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