SPIRITUAL BOOT CAMP, ADVANCE TRAINING, OR SPECIAL FORCES, WHAT DID YOU SIGN UP FOR?

SPIRITUAL BOOT CAMP, ADVANCE TRAINING, OR SPECIAL FORCES, WHAT DID YOU SIGN UP FOR?

First natural, then the spiritual. To this generation I still speak in parables, that you may understand My plan and My ways. Every volunteer, all races, colors, creeds, males and females must go through boot camp upon entering the military.

It is the same in My army. Everyone must pick up their cross and march through the same trials and tribulations, having their salvation pushed to the limit. Many drop out because they enlist for wrong reasons, usually because their recruiter was deceptive in his presentation. Some recruiters mislead by promising things that I never promised. Such as a place of recognition or prominence, financial security, a life with no more problems, or the most popular verbal agreement, commonly referred to as, the sinners prayer, with no commitment. 

The requirements are the same as the natural, leave all (ambitions, goals, possessions) and be trained in the basics of service, in the kings army. Know your weapons, know your strengths and weaknesses and know your limits. Learn to obey without question, have faith in your commander, and come to an understanding of, laying down your life for your friend. 

The, leave all requirement, eliminates more new recruits, than any other. Obeying without question is second, because it requires having faith in a commander they cannot see. Laying down ones life is the final test required to graduate My spiritual boot camp. Coming from a lifetime of living for self, most new recruits, must repeat this test over and over until they get it right. Many appear on the surface to get it right, but if they do not do it with love and joy, they flunk. 

My boot camp differs when it comes to the war games. I train you by allowing real enemy forces to attack, but I limit his attacks, to no more than you can stand, knowing he is well trained in deception and never plays a game. I play games with him, because I have already defeated him, but only I can do that, not even My generals are allowed to toy with him. He can never defeat any of My recruits that stick with all the basics. Before leaving basic training every soldier will have defeated the enemy several times, being skilled in the use of My arsenal of weapons. He is well protected, being outfitted with all My armor. 

The graduate recruit then moves to advance special training, where they are taught to use their unique special gifts through exercise. Here, repetition is mother of learning. Each of nine gifts are practiced over and over until graduates become experts in their use. Dozens of other gifts are discovered as training advances. 

Many develop pride issues, become unteachable and go AWOL before learning to use their gift proficiently under My specific direction. These cause embarrassment to the rest of My soldiers and cause the enemy to triumph by chasing away would be recruits, who view them as unskilful fools. 

Those who graduate advance training, form strong brigades that become places of refuge for those defecting from the enemies camp.  

My Special forces are an elite group, not in position, but in commitment. They are mostly single and have no fear of physical death or hardship. They advance well behind enemy lines, deep into his strongholds, to release captives that others think impossible to rescue. 

They willingly live in unthinkable conditions, doing whatever is necessary to set the captive free. Some gladly, loose their lives and come home to Me, counting it gain. These are extremely well trained in knowing my voice, understanding that their very lives depend on understanding my every word. 

They make regular use of miracles, using them as tools not testimonies. They are trained in the use of all nine gifts and use one or more of them daily. They are in covert operations much of the time, and take no glory for themselves. They are confident their reward is here with Me and thus prefer to remain unnoticed. The world is not worthy of these. 

I ask you two things: Did you understand all this when you volunteered? If not, do you still want stay? I just want to remind you, I have already won, but you have not. Your battle is about to get very intense, such as the world has never seen. If you join My forces and stay close to Me, your victory is guaranteed. If you choose not too, you will die. I need an answer soldier.
 
Luke 14:31-33 (AMP)
Or what king, going out to engage in conflict with another king, will not first sit down and consider and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? [32] And if he cannot do so, when the other king is still a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks the terms of peace. [33] So then, any of you who does not forsake (renounce, surrender claim to, give up, say good-bye to) all that he has cannot be My disciple.

1 Corinthians 10:13 (AMP)
For no temptation (no trial regarded as enticing to sin), no matter how it comes or where it leads has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man that is, no temptation or trial has come to you that is beyond human resistance and that is not adjusted and adapted and belonging to human experience, and such as man can bear. But God is faithful to His Word and to His compassionate nature, and He can be trusted not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will always also provide the way out (the means of escape to a landing place), that you may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently.

2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (AMP)
For though we walk (live) in the flesh, we are not carrying on our warfare according to the flesh and using mere human weapons. [4] For the weapons of our warfare are not physical weapons of flesh and blood, but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds, [5] Inasmuch as we refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the true knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One), [6] Being in readiness to punish every insubordinate for his disobedience, when your own submission and obedience as a church are fully secured and complete.

1 Timothy 1:18-20 (AMP)
This charge and admonition I commit in trust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with prophetic intimations which I formerly received concerning you, so that inspired and aided by them you may wage the good warfare, [19] Holding fast to faith (that leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence) and having a good (clear) conscience. By rejecting and thrusting from them their conscience, some individuals have made shipwreck of their faith. [20] Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan in order that they may be disciplined by punishment and learn not to blaspheme.

Matthew 13:18-23 (KJV)
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. [19] When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one , and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. [20] But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; [21] Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. [22] He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. [23] But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it ; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

1 Peter 2:11-12 (AMP)
Beloved, I implore you as aliens and strangers and exiles in this world to abstain from the sensual urges (the evil desires, the passions of the flesh, your lower nature) that wage war against the soul. [12] Conduct yourselves properly (honorably, righteously) among the Gentiles, so that, although they may slander you as evildoers, yet they may by witnessing your good deeds come to glorify God in the day of inspection when God shall look upon you wanderers as a pastor or shepherd looks over his flock.

1 Timothy 6:12 (KJV)
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

.Ephesians 6:11-18 (AMP)
Put on God''s whole armor the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies, that you may be able successfully to stand up against all the strategies and the deceits of the devil. [12] For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood contending only with physical opponents, but against the despotisms, against the powers, against the master spirits who are the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere. [13] Therefore put on God''s complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day of danger, and, having done all the crisis demands, to stand firmly in your place. [14] Stand therefore hold your ground, having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God, [15] And having shod your feet in preparation to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news of the Gospel of peace. [16] Lift up over all the covering shield of saving faith, upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked one. [17] And take the helmet of salvation and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God. [18] Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all manner of prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God''s consecrated people).

Jude 1:9 (AMP)
But when even the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, judicially argued (disputed) about the body of Moses, he dared not presume to bring an abusive condemnation against him, but simply said, The Lord rebuke you!

Hebrews 11:32-40 (KJV)
And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: [33] Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, [34] Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. [35] Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: [36] And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: [37] They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; [38] (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. [39] And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: [40] God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Luke 10:18-20 (AMP)
And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning flash from heaven. [19] Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and physical and mental strength and ability over all the power that the enemy possesses; and nothing shall in any way harm you. [20] Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven.

Revelation 12:7-11 (KJV)
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, [8] And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. [9] And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. [10] And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. [11] And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

1 John 5:4 (KJV)
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Revelation 21:7-8 (KJV)
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.

Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord , choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord .