AGENDA: Review the Training Notes. By the end of reading this training guide, you will become stronger and wiser than before because you will see the importance of knowing God’s Word, as it pertains His sovereignty and His strength and know the tools necessary to fight the enemy, fight against our flesh, to become better in Christ and know Him and therefore understand and appreciate all grace and mercy, repenting and forgiveness of sins, who we are fighting and how we win by understanding the Word of God.          -no other remedy, cure! 

THE PROBLEM:  

Hosea 4:6 ESV My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

THE RESOLUTION:

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:19 ESV

2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV) If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

TRAINING DURATION: daily, both day and night, 365 or 366 days of the year

SCRIPTURES REFERENCES (More BELow): Psalm 119:105 NLT Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.

OBJECTIVE: Spiritual Growth is God’s requirement

PURPOSE: Become more capable of fighting the enemy with The Word of God, the Authority God has given us as His children: joint heirs, effective prayers, Spiritual Guidance & Awareness…put on the Whole ARMOUR of GOD

FURTHER EXPLANATION OF INTENT: This training is designed in a way that reveals to those who are saints *accepted The Lord Jesus Christ as Savior of our soul, know who and what we fight off, daily…thus, we are saved to bring others to the LIGHT OF CHRIST, but we are ineffective if we fail to study God’s Word.  Hebrews 6: 1-3  The MSG (The Message) “Grow up in Christ” 

SKEPTICAL (s0-called) God-Believers: Some people say the Word is not necessary and you do not have to read it, “the Bible is hard to read,” “I am so busy that I do not have time,” Why read a book that was written by men”  

DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS (IF NO SHOW): Joshua 24:15 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW) ¹⁵ But if you don’t want to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Even if you choose the gods your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live, my family and I will still serve the Lord.”

To address these comments, I will sum it up to say:

We read the BMV License Manual and take the test in expectation to pass it and become licensed so we are legal and do not subject ourselves to dealing with the police.

We study in school and retain information to get good grades, we even read our Employee Handbook and we make sure we fall aligned with it to avoid termination and understand our rights as an employee,

We read and follow MapQuest and Google Maps to get to destinations we have never been to or ones we forgot some parts of the directions,

We read cooking instructions to make sure we get the end result to look like the box and we want it to be edible and taste good, we obey traffic signals and traffic officials,

We read MediaTakeOut, WorldStarHipHop, TMZ, News – all to find out what’s going on

We even read and respond to texts…why is it hard to read and follow God’s Word?  We are lazy, lackadaisical!  We simply DO NOT WANT TO LEARN ABOUT OBEDIENCE AND SUBMISSION TO GOD’S HOLY WAY OF LIFE

We just know what we know and do not want to grow, but we want God to give us everything, Shame!  People of God need to be willing to read, pray, retain, fast, meditate, worship, praise! How can you really thank God without knowing how great He is, aside from your blessings! 

Romans 8:17 NLT And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.

Mark 11: 22- 26 NIV “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23“Truly^f I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” [26]

Ephesians 6:12 Common English Bible (CEB) ¹² We aren’t fighting against human enemies but against rulers, authorities, forces of cosmic darkness, and spiritual powers of evil in the heavens.

Proverbs 2:6 NLT For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Ephesians 6:10-18 The Message (MSG)

^10-12 And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we’ll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.

^13-18 Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You’ll need them throughout your life. God’s Word is anindispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.

2 Timothy 2:15 Living Bible (TLB)

¹⁵ Work hard so God can say to you, “Well done.” Be a good workman, one who does not need to be ashamed when God examines your work. Know what his Word says and means.

​Today’s thought? How is one able to encourage, motivate, instruct,inspire pray for others while their life is in turmoil?

“I am doing the best I can, with what I can, while I can. Why? Because I’m waiting on Him who is able to keep me from falling, The Great I Am, He is God! & He IS, I CANand I WILL make it!”@PraiseGod – Erica Nelson

It is hard to wait, but I’d RATHER wait on God than to do something STUPID….

Romans 5: 1-5 The Message Bible

^1-2 By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that’s not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand—out in the wide open spaces of God’s grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise.

^3-5 There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!

Feeling drained? It’s normal.

Many things are pushing and pulling us: family life, personal life, professional life are all attached and drain your energy.  When you realize you are feeling drained, tired, depressed, over-run…you have to have the sense enough to regenerate!  Fear and doubt cause even more malnutrition but if we know how to get in touch with Our God, we can take authority over fear, doubt, hopelessness because we know how to use His Word as strength.  Past victories are a source of strength, too.

Once you know you need to regain strength, you must pay close attention and make the decision to plug-in to Our God’s strength: The ONLY TRUE POWER SOURCE.  Some of us are chasing our own tails because we don’t have sense enough to go to God and plug-in to His strength.

How do we rejuvenate once we realize we are weak and God is the way?  We plug-in to Him by doing the following:

1. Read/Meditate on His Word – Do not be lazy.

   The more lazy, the more you will become depleted.  Our souls require Spiritual Growth in Christ.  So many of us have weeds growing in our hearts.  Those weeds begin to crowd us and they leave little to no room for us to grow beauty.  Those weeds have to be cut down in order for us to see our way through and have FAITH to believe that we do not suffer for nothing, but we suffer and make it through those things because Jesus Christ conquered all through His death and RESURRECTION.  GROW UP and stop letting the enemy keep you bound, but be free in the freedom God gives you by the power of His strength! ***Spending time with God makes those weeds die and clear out your heart so you can experience the beauty of Christ.  Isaiah 55:13 NLT***

2. Pray His Word.

   Don’t be so lazy that you don’t know what He says in His Word in order to use it in your prayers.  Did you know that God watches over His Word to perform it?  Did you know that understanding His Word shows God that you care enough to become nurtured by His Word?  Strength is found in His Word.  Obedience is found in His Word.  Many of us are repeating the same stuff because we don’t pay attention to the instructions God gives us.  Here again, promote RELATIONSHIP not religion.

3. Praise Him.

   When you know that God gives us grace and mercy, it compels the BELIEVER to offer praise unto God.  If you don’t praise Him, you can’t add power to your supply.

4. Worship Him.

   Here again, worship God for how great and majestic He is, a part of what He is doing for you.  Worship because He is sovereign, He has all power, He holds everything in His hand, He is able because His being overrules all other beings…

There is no growth in laziness, no energy if you are not willing to do some work (Catch that!)  In other words, if you skip 1 for 3 and 4 for 2, you are still depleted!  There are no shortcuts to being FULLY CHARGED!  I challenge you to plug-in to God and unplug from people.

Today’s Scriptures:

2 Corinthians 12:10 NLT  That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Jeremiah 1:12 ESV  Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.”

Isaiah 55:11 NIV  so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Ephesians 3:12 ESV  in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.

Romans 5:2 ESV   Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

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DON’T GIVE IN, BOW TO THE ONLY TRUE GOD, THE LORDJESUSTHECHRIST

People of THE MOST HIGH GOD, do not be fooled!  The enemy (satan) means us no good.  Never has the enemy wanted us to be a VICTOR over him.  The enemy is banking on you submitting to your problems, giving up, committing suicide, falling into deep depression, stressed to end about work, your finances, your kids, you family, your enemies. 

Listen, WE ARE VICTORIOUS because we choose to bow down and worship The Only True & Living God. 

There is no way God will fail, no way! We got Him with us!  Stop letting the enemy pollute your mind!  we do not bow to the enemy, we BELIEVE, even right now,

even in turmoil,

even through life’s circumstances,

even through sickness, through pain,

through misunderstanding….

God PREVAILS.  Wake up, People of God, The King of King’s LIVES IN YOU!

—THIS STUFF WE GO THROUGH, IT’S JUST TEMPORARY…..

WORSHIP, SACRIFICE PRAISE ANYWAY, ANYHOW, GET CLOSER TO GOD – BY PRAYER, WORSHIP, PRAISE, READING HIS WORD, MEDITATING ON IT, SPEAKING IT, SPEAK HIS WORD, PROCLAIM HIS STRENGTH

Because God does not lie (Numbers 23:19).  He promised to keep us so SHIFT your FOCUS…move from looking at it from your natural eye and BELIEVE GOD WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE LEFT.  I DARE YOU TO PROCLAIM JESUS!  I DARE YOU TO TRUST HIM, ANYWAYS!

WE BOW TO JEHOVAH JIREH, OUR PROVIDER, ELOHIM –GOD, JEHOVAH, WE HOLD UP JEHOVAH NISSI –THE LORD OUR BANNER – WAVEtheBLOODSTAINED BANNER!

Get UP↑, dust off, and keep pressing! do not let the enemy take your praise!

You know God has always made a way and this, RIGHT HERE IS NO DIFFERENT!

LISTEN: You better wave that banner like you believe God will, God can, God does, God lives. I can face it! I AM STRONGER THAN THIS BECAUSE OF GOD WHO IS IN ME! GOD WHO IS FOR ME!

Today’s Scripture:  (This section is for everyone who knows that KNOWING His Word is only one part, you must believe with all of your heart & get your mind to get that memo!)

Matthew 4:9-10 NLT  (9) “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.” (10) “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the LORD your God and serve only him.’”

John 10:10 KJV The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Jeremiah 29:11 New Living Translation (NLT) ¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Isaiah 59:18-20 New Living Translation (NLT) ¹⁹ So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.

Hebrews 4:15 NIV For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are–yet he did not sin.

Hebrews 2:18 NIV Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.