There are those dry sea­sons, days, moments, hours in LIFE when things GET unbear­ably TOUGH.

So tough, it’s suf­fo­cat­ing. So suf­fo­cat­ing, you won­der, what’s the point of liv­ing any­more? Why am I going through this? Why do I have to live in mis­ery? God I don’t want to do this any­more! Take me now!

You KNOW what I MEAN. And I KNOW you know what I MEAN because TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS are the INHERITANCE of every BELIEVER 1 Cor. 10:13; 1 Peter 4:12,13 — but for GOOD REASON.

Jesus came to give us a BETTER QUALITY of LIFE John 10:10 but we’re ALSO des­tined to CARRY our CROSSES too. Matthew 10:38

So part of the REASSURANCE here, is that ALL believ­ers go through THESE tumul­tuous times in some way, shape, or form. What­ever you’re GOING THROUGH on any GIVE DAY, another BELIEVER on the OTHER SIDE of the WORLD is expe­ri­enc­ing the SAME kinda thing.

ALL believ­ers are SENTENCED to PAIN & AGONY in LIFE, but it is, to the GLORY of GOD. If we didn’t go through these STORMS, and we man­aged well on our own, how would we DRAW CLOSER to God? How would we DEPEND MORE on HIM?

How would we get to the NEXT LEVEL of FAITH, being able to SHARE our TESTIMONIES to exhort OTHERS?

It’s all PART of HIS PLAN. The divine METRICS! God has good PLANS for us.  But be COGNIZANT that his GOOD PLANS DO involve some PAIN and SUFFERING to get to the man­i­fes­ta­tion of those PLANS!

Our divine des­tinies and assign­ments won’t always FEEL GOOD. But that doesn’t mean we’re not EN ROUTE to the ful­fil­ment of HIS WILL for our LIVES.
Jesus is the ULTIMATE example.

Why did the KING of KINGS, the SON of the FATHER, the CHRIST, have to SUFFER so? Why did God MAKE it that WAY?

PAIN is PROCESS. It is a SMALL piece of a BIGGER puz­zle. You KNOW our God, his WAYS and THOUGHTS are NOT as our OWN. Isa­iah 55:8 But to RECEIVE our heav­enly TRUST FUND, we MUST endure, we MUST go THROUGH the FIRE. There is NO other WAY to get to the FATHER. John 14:6.

And just like the GLORY & MAJESTY Jesus RECEIVED on the OTHER SIDE of the SUFFERING, there is some­thing WONDERFUL for us on the OTHER SIDE as well.

But it’s NOT easy to ENDURE is it? It isn’t EASY to SUCK it UP, brush our SHOULDERS off, and PAINT a SMILE on our FACE. That’s because we can’t do it ALONE. WE  need to DRAW on the strength of the FATHER.

In the HEAT of the MOMENT, the RAGING EMOTIONS, the SEA of TEARS, noth­ing is EASY — so we NEED him DESPERATELY!

You KNOW what you NEED to do. Your PASTORS and LEADERS have told you a 1000 times. Con­tinue to Praise. Con­tinue to Pray. Con­tinue to be thank­ful. Con­tinue to wor­ship the LORD.

But in the LOWNESS of your VALLEY, you’re STONE COLD. Your HEART is HARDENED — even towards God. You’re  FEELING SORRY for your­self think­ing… POOR ME.

But if we could JUST let out a BATTLE CRY…

A bat­tle cry from the DEEP DARK pit of DESPAIR. A BATTLE CRY from the MUSTY & MOLDY trenches.

It can be a LOUD and AGGRESSIVE CRY, but it DOESN’T HAVE to BE. We’re NOT deal­ing with SOMETHING or SOMEONE  in the NATURAL:

Our BATTLE CRY can be noth­ing more than a soft whis­per of SCRIPTURE…

Our BATTLE CRY can be noth­ing more than a few sweetly inspired WORDS from the Holy Spirit to the FATHER:

If we COULD just let out a BATTLE CRY — one bat­tle cry, any bat­tle cry — we’ve REGAINED our GROUND, MARKED our TERRITORY, and RE POSITIONED our­selves as VICTORS.

God will do the REST. His GRACE is ENOUGH!

Here are at least 50 BATTLE CRIES to get you out of the TRENCHES:

1. Thank you Jesus
2. God is Good
3. Greater is HE that is in ME
4. I will BLESS the Lord at all times/I will CONTINUE to SPEAK his PRAISES
5. Hal­lelu­jah!
6. The LORD rebuke you SATAN!
7. Help Lord!
8. My BODY is a LIVING SACRIFICE
9. Bless you/God bless you
10. I NEED you Jesus
11. God is in Con­trol
12. It won’t work
13. I won’t allow it to hap­pen
14. The BLOOD of Jesus!
15. I can do this thing through Christ
16. With God this thing is pos­si­ble
17. Your will be done Lord not my own
18. LORD, I trust you’re work­ing this OUT
19. I still TRUST you LORD
20. Lord you did not give me the Spirit of Fear
21. LORD I’m ask­ing…
22. In JESUS name
23. There is more going on that I can’t see/know
24. I am HEALED in Jesus Name
25. Jeho­vah Rapha you will HEAL
25. Jeho­vah Jireh you will PROVIDE
26. This is WORKING OUT for my GOOD/ for the BEST
27. My JOY comes from the LORD
28. The LORD is my SHEPHERD he’ll LEAD the WAY
29. I will REJOICE in this DAY.
30. Help me HOLY SPIRIT
31. Only God can Judge Me
32. I don’t RECEIVE that!
33. I  don’t believe that!
34. Lord you promised… so it will come to pass
35. Lord your WORD says .… so it will come to pass
36. I RECEIVE the PEACE of the LORD
37. I RECEIVE the JOY of the LORD
38. Lord I leave this in your HANDS
39. LORD I cast this CARE to YOU
40. LORD help me to MOVE on from THIS
41. LORD remove this from my MEMORY
42. No weapon will pros­per against me & my fam­ily
43. The LORD is my rock, strong tower, buckler/shield
44. The LORD is my SALVATION
44. The LORD is my DELIVERER
45. The Lord is my REDEEMER
46. The Lord won’t PERMIT that to HAPPEN
47. I will DWELL in your SECRET PLACE
48. Lord FIGHT this BATTLE
49. I know you’re WATCHING over ME
50. You’re the ONE & ONLY true GOD


Other posts in the Min­istry:
7 Bible Prin­ci­ples for Much Needed Increase
6 Pieces of Heav­enly Armour For Spir­i­tual War­fare Against the Devil
Don’t Die in the Wilder­ness Set Your Stan­dard For Vic­tory!
3 Bible Verses to Help You Over­come Depression