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The War of Fear – Just Stop It!!
This is a pattern of messages that continues from the events of 5 years ago this week. This was the word that the LORD awoke me with that morning. Once again it was a very timely word (a right-now word). It was a familiar word that He gently spoke in the beginning of that
situation and now He is saying it with much more emphasis.
We are in an increasing war today because the enemy knows very well that his days are numbered and that his time is short. The day of justice is coming, the light will be turned on and the darkness will have to flee.
In this increasing war, our enemy is using the same (the only) weapon that he has with even greater intensity all around us… lies and his accelerator – FEAR. He is using this to keep his victims in the dark, and he is even using it in the church among God’s people.
This week, there had been a significant and noticeable increase in the level of information warfare against people who spoke out and tried to encourage others to find the truth about all of these matters. The levels of censorship and suppression of free speech (information
warfare) right here in the land of the free were at levels like never seen before. As I witnessed this during that week with curiosity, I looked into how it was being justified by those in charge. The medical establishment (the same one whose motives and lack of concern for our
good, safety and freedom) had coordinated with the gatekeepers of our platforms for community open speech and information gathering. The establishment had determined that any speech that went against what they said or believed (their agenda) was dangerous to all of us and had to
be eliminated. They had convinced our primary communications and information platforms (Google, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter) to actively and aggressively block and take down any speech that went against what THEY said (eliminating any possibility of dialogue and discussion).
The thing that they used to justify this unprecedented move (and infringement on our freedom) was the same thing they (the questionable medical establishment) used in the beginning of this pandemic… FEAR.
They were now saying that anyone who questioned their guidelines about
how we should ALL respond (social distancing, face masks, receiving their dangerous vaccinations, submitting to being tracked) represented a clear and present danger to themselves and to all of us. They were using fear to justify all of their actions and to keep control over a
sea of people who blindly believed what they said. They exalted the World Health Organization (WHO) as the ultimate expert and authority (one-world government) and that we must all bow down to it or be eliminated. They were only puppets on strings as the real authority at work
behind all of this was Satan because he knew very well that the jig was up.
The sad part about this is that the LORD had showed me thar week how so very many of these people who were buying into this fear also claimed to be Christians and to be following the LORD. This presents
an obvious conflict and should not be so because the LORD NEVER leads us down that path of fear and separation. Those are only tools and ploys of the enemy. Yet here we were in this wilderness (of fear).
The good news about this message that He gave me is that it's not too late.
The answer is simple. This battle has already been won. For God’s people (if you really know that you are His), simply pray, acknowledge where you are today, repent (turn around) and just STOP BEING AFRAID. To the contrary, start being bold in Him and share that with others
around you (and especially with those who are still trapped in the dark). This is an excellent opportunity.
This is a word (as given by the LORD) that I speak to each and every one of you and that He also gave it to me personally as well. You see, for a long time I have been
under attack in my ministry to just stop and shut up. These attacks have been coming at me for years now from very surprising places. But the LORD has pushed me through all of it. That week with the increased activity by Facebook and Youtube to block many of my posts (sometimes I
could sit and watch them doing it within the hour), I became afraid. You see, at one point I had concern that if I continued to insist that these words get out, they might cancel my account as they had done with many others. I had many years of information and many contacts on
these social media accounts. But that morning the LORD also whispered to me, fear not, He who has started a good work in you is faithful to complete it. The battle is already won.
God bless and keep us all today. And remember… Just stop it!!
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. - 2 Timothy 1:7
Psalm 91
1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my
place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. 3 For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease. 4 He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. 5 Do not be afraid of the
terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day. 6 Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. 7 Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you. 8 Just open
your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished. 9 If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, 10 no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. 11 For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. 12 They will hold you up
with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone. 13 You will trample upon lions and cobras; you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet! 14 The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. 15 When they call on
me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. 16 I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.” - Psalms 91
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