“Perfect Love’ on Audio Coming Soon!

Armed4Battle.com would like to announce that Victor’s book, “Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear,” will soon be released on audio through Amazon.com.  We are trying to accommodate those of you who don’t have time to read but do have time to listen to a life-changing book while traveling or in the privacy of your own home.

“Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear” by Victor Torres on Audio Coming Soon!

Victor’s book, “Perfect Love” on Audio will help you to confront fears that hinder you from overcoming difficult issues from your past, roadblocks in your present circumstances and dreams that will launch you to pursue your future with rekindled passion.  Victor will help you to identify negative coping mechanisms, how to replace them with valuable tools that will carry you from a desert wasteland and emotional graveyard to a paradise that embraces abundant living, lasting peace and bountiful joy.

Victor Torres, Author of “Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear”

“Perfect Love” will teach you how to bravely weather the horrifying storms of life, how to slay fear and pursue pure love in your relationships and teach you how to secure your emotional freedom as you are empowered to seek a rendezvous with your divine destiny. You will learn how to pass from emotional death to life, embrace courage & honesty and pursue greater faith in coming to terms with matters of the heart.

Also, “Perfect Love” is a winner of two international awards through the Global E-Book Awards:

Dan Poynter’s Global E-Book Awards Finalist, Medal Winner for Book, Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear/ Best Christian E-Book, 2014)

Dan Poynter’s Global E-Book Awards Finalist, Medal Winner for Book, Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear/Religion/Faith Non-Fiction, 2014)

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Armed4Battle would like to announce that Victor’s 3rd book will be released soon and likely before the end of the summer.  It is entitled, “The True Making of a Champion: Building Strength and Character Through Adversity!”

His first 2 books, “Armed for Battle and Destined for Glory” and “Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear” won 4 international awards through the Global E-Book Awards.  Victor’s books have twice been a Finalist for best Christian E-Book of the Year, a Finalist for Best Autobiography, and a Finalist for the best E-Book in the Religion/Faith Non-Fiction category.

Building Strength

Victor is committed to helping broken people experience emotional freedom in their personal lives and relationships because he believes that no matter what tragedy that one has experienced, it is not God’s will for someone to have to suffer indefinitely.  God is into healing His people so that they can help others who are also hurting and in need of emotional healing.

And Character

Also, Victor’s 3rd book is in the hands of his graphic designer and almost ready for publication.  Armed4Battle would like to encourage you to purchase a copy of “The True Making of a Champion:  Building Strength and Character Through Adversity!” to help you in your journey to emotional healing.  Stay tuned in for more updates coming soon!

Through Adversity!

Victor’s books are available through his website, Armed4Battle.com and Amazon.com.

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Bullying in the United States has become such an out-of-control epidemic that too many children are choosing to deal with it through suicide.  Just days ago, another teen chose to end her life when her classmates shot a video of her while she was showering without her knowledge.  As soon as she found out about it being posted on Snapshot, a common social media outlet for young people, she became visibly upset and expressed her grave concern to her mother.  Her mom was ignorant of what was really going on and before she could make sense out of what just happened, her daughter went into her mother’s purse, took her mom’s gun with her into the bathroom and killed herself.

Her aunt later learned about the revealing video of her victimized niece after she went on social media and was messaged by concerned teens.  This family is devastated and crying for justice.   What has this world come to when a child is not even safe in his or her own home?  Please note that this suicide victim was betrayed by classmates in the privacy of her own home.  When she realized that she would no longer be able to face her peers without public shame, she apparently saw no other way out.

Stop Bullying!

As helpful as social media is in many ways, including helping people to connect with long-last friends, too many irresponsible kids are ruining other peers’ lives, and in many instances, contributing to their suicides, by shaming them in front of the whole world. What has become of our society when it has become too easy to ruin someone’s life through technology?  Why aren’t there more controls in place to prevent such atrocities? What will be the punishment for all those teens who were involved in filming and posting this cruel video that ruined and ended a child’s life?

Regardless of what the court system decides, another promising teen has been lost who will never graduate from high school, college, or get married, have a family and start a promising career.  And how many more children will die before America wakes up and sees that the cost of social media is too high if it’s killing teens by the thousands?

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The fact of the matter is, there is big business tied to social media and the mindset of business is that there will always be the risk of  losses with any business venture, which includes human lives.   If you don’t believe me, just take a look at the millions of abortions that have taken place in our country.  Since Roe  vs. Wade passed in 1973, 58 million children have been aborted.  If you think this conflict is simply between conservative and liberal forces, think again.  It has a lot to do with big business.  The medical profession and pharmaceutical companies have become rich at the expense of 58 million murdered babies.

I  bring this topic up because more innocent children are dying in record numbers via social media.  This empire is well aware that children are dying at the hands of bullies who apparently pay no heed to their conscience.  What have the CEO’s of social media done to curtail cyberbullying?  Who has stepped forward to make it more difficult for anyone to post a revealing video of an innocent victim.  The time is ripe for a total upheaval of how social media is run before more of our children are sacrificed to social media.  Also, we need stiffer crimes that will send someone to prison for life who contributes to someone’s suicide, so bullies will think twice before posting something on social media that will ruin someone’s life and the lives of their loved ones.  Why?  Because as it stands right now, it’s too easy to ruin someone’s life.

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Armed4Battle.com would like to wish Victor Torres, author of “Armed for Battle and Destined for Glory” and “Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear,”a very Happy Birthday!

Victor has been a School Counselor for 26 years and has helped countless numbers of school children.  He has also served as a family counselor and has helped numerous individuals and families overcome heartache and tragedy over the years.

He is also a public speaker, published author, and winner of 4 international awards for his books, as he is committed to helping emotionally wounded people become whole by inspiring them to gain the courage to face their hurts and fears through amazing insights that he shares with his audiences.

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His accolades are as follows:

Author of E-Book and Paperback, Armed for Battle and Destined for Glory, an autobiography to help inspire youth and adults to pursue their emotional healing and career aspirations with passion and purpose, available through Armed4Battle.com and Amazon.com (E-Book published December 26, 2011 and Paperback published March 29, 2013)

 Dan Poynter’s Global E-Book Awards Finalist Silver Medal Winner for Book, Armed for Battle and Destined for Glory!/Autobiography/Memoirs—Non-Fiction, 2012

Dan Poynter’s Global E-Book Awards Finalist Silver Medal Winner for Book, Armed for Battle and Destined for Glory!/Best Christian E-Book, 2012

Author of E-Book and Paperback, Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear, a book to help you overcome the harmful, deadly influence of fear that’s manifested through negative coping mechanisms while advocating the nurturing of unconditional love to help you thrive rather than just survive so you can live an abundant life in the Promised Land where you’ll experience emotional freedom, pure love, courage, healthy relationships and a rendezvous with your divine destiny (E-Book published April 29, 2014)

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Dan Poynter’s Global E-Book Awards Finalist, Bronze Medal Winner for Book, Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear/ Best Christian E-Book, 2014)

Dan Poynter’s Global E-Book Awards finalist, Bronze Medal Winner for Book, Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear/Religion/Faith Non-Fiction, 2014)

If you are committed to becoming a healthier person, Armed4Battle.com recommends that you purchase one of his books through Armed4Battle.com or Amazon.com.  His books will give you insights into how to overcome troubling issues so you can learn not just how to survive but how to thrive  in your life.

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How many of you are in desperate need of a miracle?  I have met many people who are in dire straits and won’t last until the end of the year unless they receive some kind of miraculous intervention.  When a doctor can provide you with no hope, that should compel you to turn to the One who gave you life in the first place–the Author and Giver of life–Jesus Christ!

Jesus is the Master Physician!

Perhaps your faith is small or you don’t believe in God because you have never been in an environment (a healing service where miracles happen) where this is commonplace.  In your case, seeing is believing but blessed are those who believe before their answer to prayer is fully physically manifest.  You have to believe that you are healed before it happens.  That’s part of believing for a miracle.  :-)

Jesus said in Mark 11:24 (New King James Bible):

“Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”

I recently attended Bethel Church in Redding, California because I had heard reports that children have been miraculously healed of autism after several visits to the Healing Rooms.  The Healing Rooms is where people from all over the world go to receive prayer from Christian people who have a very close relationship with the Lord and who are anointed to pray for people with faith, power, boldness and  through prophetic gifts.

I took my 20 year-old son with me, who was diagnosed with autism just before he turned two years of age due to a vaccination.  The medical profession to this day denies that there is any empirical research to prove that vaccinations cause autism, but I don’t believe this because independent medical doctors have proven that there is a correlation and I have met too many parents who told me that their children also developed autism after an immunization. This is one of the biggest cover-ups today and I know that this will be publicly exposed over time.

Getting back to our visit to Bethel Church, the prayer team prayed for my son.  They prayed against spirits of chaos, torment and confusion and prayed for clarity in his mind and for perfect chemical balance to be released in his brain.  The team prayed for healing for that which was damaged and which was not created at the beginning of my son’s life. We left very encouraged as I have begun to see my son speak new words that I have never heard him speak before.  I plan to take him back again and again until he receives the full, physical manifestation of his healing.

Jesus Guides the Doctors!

So, take heart, dear friends.  Trust God for your healing, even when circumstances don’t look good.  Healing is sometimes miraculous where it happens instantaneously and other times it is a process where it takes time.  Besides praying for healing in your private times with the Lord, it also helps to be in an environment where there are other believers who are also full of faith and will agree with you in your petitions to the Lord.  Jesus said in Matthew 18:19,  ¹⁹ “Again I say^[a] to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.”

God still performs miracles directly and other times through His servants.  And should you not receive a miracle immediately, trust the Lord to bring you your miracle over time as you trust Him daily to heal you or your loved one.  Take care, my friends!

Sincerely,

Victor Torres

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Losing a loved one or one’s life partner is one of the most painful experiences you will ever have to go through.  Death has come up repeatedly over the years as I have provided people solace as a professional counselor now for nearly 30 years. And yet, despite the heartache, it is important to count your blessings and to be thankful to God for the years that you’ve had together with loved ones.

‘Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

Death is never easy to face for anyone, especially when it involves the loss of your special lover.  But God always gives you the grace to walk through the valley of the shadow of death as He promises to take you by the hand and walk down that dark road with Him  It is even more encouraging when you know that your loved one was a follower of Christ, just as you are, which means you have the real hope that you will be reunited one day.

With this in mind, I wanted to post this marvelous, timeless poem written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.  He touched on what it’s like to have a broken heart when your loved one dies, but he also stressed how important it is to be thankful for the fact that you did experience true love, something that not everyone experiences.

In Memoriam A. H. H. OBIIT MDCCCXXXIII: 27

BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON

Hello everyone,

I want to encourage you to go after the Lord with all your heart with holy passion.  You are deeply loved by God and truly the best years of your life are ahead of you for as long as you choose to live for the Lord.

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Jesus said in John 14:15, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.”  That means that you allow the tablets of the 10 Commandments that God has written on your heart to be your guide, to serve as your conscience, to take you on a righteous path that you are to follow and to keep you from a wayward direction that will only lead to death and destruction.

God’s will for your life is for you to seek happiness, peace and joy.  These blessings are for Spirit-filled believers who choose to consecrate themselves because they know that the world will only pollute them while seeking and living in God’s presence will bring healing, restoration, forgiveness and a true reason for living.  Choose eternal life, my friend, and leave your past sinful life behind you.

Seek the Lord with Holy Fire in 2016!

Jesus is only a prayer away and He deeply desires to fellowship with you.  James 4:8 declares, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…”  When you seek the Lord, He will be found because He loves you.

Armed4Battle.com would like to wish you a Happy New Year!  I pray God’s richest blessings over you and your family!

Sincerely,

Victor Torres  :-)

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Author of “Armed for Battle and Destined for Glory” and “Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear.”

Are you in control of your emotions or are your emotions in control of you? God has called you to be the head and not the tail. If, for example, you tell people that they make you angry or offend you, you are allowing your emotions to control you rather than you controlling your emotions. Blaming is unhealthy and immature and feeds into needless arguments.

But, if you say, “I feel angry with you when…you leave clothes in the living room, etc.” you own your own choice to get angry and express how your significant other is failing to love you by not being thoughtful. It’s ok to be angry but it’s not ok to stay angry.

Also, as important as it is to process your anger, make sure that you don’t yell, demean, or abuse the person you are angry with.  Always take a time-out before confronting someone, if you are angry at the time.  No one deserves to be the recipient of your anger.  Remember that the Bible commands you to not sin in your anger, which includes not venting your anger on an innocent person, and especially innocent children.

Be Respectful When You’re Angry

Ephesians 4:26-27 New King James Version (NKJV)

 ²⁶ “Be angry, and do not sin”:[b] do not let the sun go down on your wrath, ²⁷ nor give place to the devil.

This means that you better work through your anger before the day ends or you will find yourself sinning in your anger because God only gives you to the end of the day to work through it. Failure to do so will eventually result in bitterness, unresolved anger, and much worse, sickness, disease and premature death.

One of the best ways to process anger is to choose to forgive, which the Lord commands us to do. So, if you’re struggling with anger, it could very well be that you put yourself in that prison yourself by choice. Forgive and be free, for it is the very heart of God.  Forgiveness will enable you to walk in love and peace, which you can’t do if you are controlled by anger. With this in mind, remember that you are to control your anger rather than allowing your anger to control you.

God bless you, my friends!

Victor Torres

Author of “Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear, available as an e-book or in paperback.

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Are You Ready for Revival?

Will Spiritual Revival Save America?

Prepare for the Coming of the Lord!

What are your thoughts? Will Christians continue to be thrown in jail for not violating their conscience and Christian values that are centered on obeying the Bible simply because an ungodly Supreme Court has voted in favor of a homosexual having the right to marry? Kim Davis has already proven that the law favors the unrighteous over righteous people. It is time for all Christians to stand their ground, for you may very well be next in proving your faithfulness to God.

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Here is what the Word of God says about this issue in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 New King James Version (NKJV):

9 “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,[a] nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.”

Millions of Christians Praying!

Are you ready for such a time as this? It is time for all followers of the Christian faith to pray for God to bring a spiritual revival to America that will surpass the Azusa Street Christian Revival of 1906. It will literally rock this nation and this world, bring everyone to their knees, bring salvation, healing, the baptism of the Holy Spirit and deliverance to millions. The Lord will move through this four-fold ministry, which is rare in Christian churches today.

People Praying at Sunset

Where will this start? With ourselves! As Christians, we must begin by allowing the Holy Spirit to convict us of all sins daily, and especially secret sins. Complete surrender must happen among God’s saints and then the Spirit of the Lord will set America ablaze. Let us completely surrender to God so He can take us to holy ground that we have never visited before. Then, people will see such passion, such fervor, and such a love for God that they will not be able to resist asking, “What is so special about you? Your eyes are like a flame of fire and your heart is full of pure love.”

They will see more than a reflection but the true image of Jesus and desire to have what you have. Are you ready to enter into the Holy of Holies as our forefathers did? Are you ready to relinquish all control so God can fully reign in your life? If you are, you are ripe for revival, my friend. Anything short of that is a counterfeit gospel or religion that only promises the mundane, the routine and needless tradition. God desires that you not settle for a wasteland of religious routine but the Promised Land of holiness that desires to fully reside in your life.

Holy Fire!

In Spanish we say, “Vaya con Dios,” which means, “Go with God!” But I say, “Vaya por Dios!” This means “Go for God!” Don’t ever settle where you are spiritually because you will grow stale. Seek a life of holiness, one that honors God, one that exalts Jesus as you give the Holy Spirit permission to sit on the throne of your life. Then, you will find lasting peace because obedience ushers in the presence of God.

So, don’t let anyone accuse you of being a hypocrite because you don’t agree with what the Supreme Court endorses. You answer to a higher court and it’s called the Lord’s Heavenly Court. God’s Court has a much higher standard and unless you live up to the Lord’s standards you will never enter Heaven.

The Supreme Court is spreading deception while the Holy Spirit always gives us the Truth about how He wants us to live. If you listen to the Supreme Court, you will be deceived and will have to answer to the Lord one day for having compromised the Gospel. God’s Gospel is pure, holy and absolute. It never changes. Remember that.

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Always allow the Bible to serve as your ultimate guide. Then, one day, when your life ends and you cross from death to life, Jesus will greet you on the other side and say, “Well done, My good and faithful servant. Enter now into the joy of your reward.”

God bless you, my friends!

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The Road to Holiness Leads to Heaven’s Promised Land!

Holiness Leads to Glory Land!

I have a friend named Maria who earlier this year was at her Hula Dance class with an older female friend.  Her friend suddenly started having pain in her heart.  Maria was concerned because she knew she had had heart problems before.  So, Maria decided to call 911 and an ambulance came to her friend’s aid.  Maria was with her at the hospital.

Shortly after, Maria’s friend suffered a heart attack and stopped breathing.  The medical team was frantically trying to get her heart to start.  After several tries in trying to shock her heart back to life, she finally came back.  When she was able to talk, Maria went to her side and asked her about this experience.  She said that she was aware that she passed from life to death and heard Jesus’ voice from Heaven tell her to go back because it wasn’t her time yet to enter Paradise and He still had plans for her to minister to more people. The last I heard, Maria’s friend was making steady progress in her recovery.

Jesus Will Greet His Followers at Heaven’s Gates!

It is certainly exciting and encouraging to hear when a believer has a death or near death experience and witnesses God’s presence in such a powerful way such that they’re able to come back to talk about it.  It is glorious to hear about the Heavenly reward that awaits any Christian who has dedicated himself or herself to the Lord.

Jesus said in  John 14:2-3 New King James Version (NKJV)

^“2 In My Father’s house are many mansions;^[a] if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.^{[b] 3} And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”  

A Heavenly Mansion Awaits God’s Believers!

These are very encouraging words from our Lord and Savior.  In these passages He assures us that He has a special place reserved for true believers of the Christian faith who have dedicated themselves to living for God throughout their lives.  How reassuring to know that a much greater place awaits us after our lives here on earth have ended.

Where are you in your walk of faith with the Lord?  Are you on the road to Holiness?  Are you as close to God as you would like to be?  If you were to die today, are you 100% certain that you would be in God’s presence?  If you aren’t sure, you need to be.  This is the most important decision that you will ever make and there is no room for doubt or indecision.

Jesus said in Matthew 12:30 that “He who is not with Me is against Me…”  Either we believe in Christ and have evidence to prove our faith by living a holy lifestyle or we don’t. It’s that simple.

Heaven is for Real!

Moreover, in John 10:27 the Lord said,  “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”  Those who know Jesus are prayer warriors.  They are familiar with His still, quiet voice when He speaks to them and the Lord knows their voice because He knows those pursue Him through prayer.

Are you a true follower of Christ?  If not, do you desire to know Him?  If that is your heart’s desire, please pray with me.

Heaven’s Gates Will Be Opened for God’s Followers!

“Lord Jesus, I confess to you that I am a sinner in need of salvation.  Come into my life and be my Lord and Savior.  I completely surrender to you as I give you my heart, mind, soul, spirit and body.  Make Yourself real to me, oh God.  I choose to follow You all the days of my life.  I invite You into my life through the Holy Spirit and I thank You that Revelation 21:27 says that my name is now written in the Lamb’s Book of Life and that I am bound for Heaven one day.  In Jesus’ name, I pray.  Amen.”

Congratulations, my friend.  You are now a disciple of Christ, a follower of the Christian faith.  I encourage you to pray and read your Bible daily and to find a Christian Church where you can grow in your faith.  Talk to a pastor about your commitment to the Lord so he can encourage you in your walk with God.

The Road to Holiness does indeed lead to Heaven!

If you were accused of being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?

Would there be people who would step forward to say that you shared the Gospel, the plan of salvation with them?

Would there be people who said you prayed for healing or deliverance for them?

Would there be people who said you lent them a listening ear and a caring heart when their life was broken by the death of a loved or a gut-wrenching divorce?

Would there be children who would say that you touched or inspired them when you taught them a lesson in Sunday School?

Would there be a married couple who would come forth to say that you helped save their marriage when you imparted words of knowledge when they were deeply troubled or on the verge of divorce?

As you look back on your life, how will you be remembered?

Do you feel fulfilled because you have served the Lord and done what He has asked you to do?

Would you be at peace if you knew the Lord was calling you home to Heaven today knowing that you had fulfilled your mission?

Heaven and Jesus

Jesus declared in Matthew 7:13-14

New King James Version 

¹³ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. ¹⁴ Because^[a] narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.”

Here, Jesus made it clear that there would be more people who don’t make it into Heaven than do, which is a tragedy, because Hell was intended for the Devil and his demons, not human beings.  Tragically, too many people choose the way of destruction by the life that they choose to live apart from God.  They allow their pride to guide them rather than the Holy Spirit, who lives inside of everyone who confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and chooses to live for Him.

Philippians 3:20-21 New King James Version declares,

²⁰ For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, ²¹ who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

All who know Jesus have a deep desire to live with Him one day in Heaven.  We are merely aliens passing through this earthly life headed for our ultimate destination.

Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters Heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. He describes the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how “really big” God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit “shoots down power” from heaven to help us.

This story became a book and a motion picture that touched the lives of millions of people. Granted, as followers of Jesus Christ, we already have the hope that we will one day go to be with the Lord after our lives end here on earth.  But when we hear of a story like this, it encourages us all the more in our walk of faith.

Heaven’s Gates

When I was in college, I had a wonderful friend and roommate, Michael Garcia, who came from a Catholic home.  I met his mother on several occasions and she was a beautiful Christian-Catholic woman.  Michael and I roomed together in the dorms and eventually moved out together to live in an apartment together until we graduated from college. Following graduation, we lost touch for several years as we began our careers.

A few years later, I ran into Michael and he shared with me that he was heartbroken because his mother had died recently.  As I extended my condolences to him, he shared a special story with me.  He said he was unable to be with his mother when she died because he had to work.

But two of his mother’s closest Catholic female friends were by her side at the hospital before she passed away.  They would later share with Michael that when his mother finally died, her two friends saw angels come into the room and escorted her mother’s spirit to Heaven.  As I heard Michael tell this story, I was excited as my spirit leaped, jumping for joy because I knew His mother was escorted into Jesus’ presence in Heaven.

True stories like these are so encouraging because it reminds me that as long as we choose to give ourselves to Christ and dedicate ourselves to living a holy life set apart to glorify Him, we have the hope and the promise that we will one day join Jesus for eternity.  What a joyous celebration that will be!

(To be continued)

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Don’t let anyone tell you that they’re a lover of God if they don’t obey God’s Word through their life style. God sees right through you. Obey God’s Word, walk in His will and you will find happiness, peace and joy.

If you carry emotional hurts, you have to seek God aggressively for your healing. In the same way in which you immerse yourself in your job or workouts at the gym with passion, don’t expect to receive healing if you are not actively and wholeheartedly pursuing the Lord for your healing. Healing costs you something–hours spent in prayer, the Word of God, felllowshipping with God’s people, meeting with a born-again, Spirit-filled, Christian counselor or pastor, fasting, reading Christian materials, being accountable to godly people and obeying what the Lord has instructed you to do.

Seek the Lord Fervently for Answers to Prayer!

You have to do something radical to let God know that you mean business in receiving your healing. Otherwise, you may wander in a dry desert for years. Time alone does not heal wounds. God heals wounds as you make sacrifices so you can change. And forgive, forgive, forgive or you will receive nothing from the Lord because God commands us to forgive.

If none of these things work, then you need to find an anointed man or woman of God who does deliverance because what may have you bound may be a generational curse that you have to be freed of. You need to be cleansed regularly from the evil influences that oppress you  daily in this dark world.

Seek the Lord through Fervent Prayer!

Pursue the Lord, my friend, with reckless abandon and passionate love until He answers your prayers. Too many believers simply give up along the way. You must tarry in prayer, soak in God’s presence and be relentless as you tug on the hem of His garment until your prayers are answered.

James 5:16 New King James Version

¹⁶ Confess your trespasses^[a] to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man [or womans] avails much.

Seek the Lord with a Passionate Heart!

God must be pursued the way two lovers pursue each other. So, rearrange your priorities, fast from food and other things that possess you (your cell phone, computer, the internet, TV, etc.), shut out unnecessary noise and hear from the Lord so you can be changed from within.  You must consecrate yourself–set yourself apart from the affections of this world.

And remember–those who pursue holiness with see the Lord!

Jeremiah 29:13New King James Version 

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Are You Armed 4 Battle in the Single’s Scene?

Be Armed 4 Battle As A Dating Single Person

Armed 4 Battle commends all single people today who are pursuing a loving, meaningful relationship with a significant other.  In today’s world of broken relationships, rampant divorce, an unstable economy, and an uncertain future, singles face tremendous challenges in trying to put their lives back together and finding love again.  So many single people face the burden of shattered dreams, especially those who have experienced the pain of divorce.  Victimized by a wayward spouse, the victim has no choice but to put the pieces of their lives back together, find emotional healing, sometimes through the help of counseling, and pave a new path that is unknown.

A New Beginning

And yet, anyone who has braved the pain of divorce, death of a spouse, or the end of a meaningful, dating relationship unfortunately knows sorrow.  Many people are not equipped when tragedy strikes.  It shows no mercy and has no limitations.  It wreaks havoc on the guilty and the innocent.  It doesn’t care who it takes as a hostage.  It only cares about causing destruction wherever it goes in the same manner in which a river runs wild and swallows anything that gets in its way.   Tragedy will devour its victims, especially when they are not prepared to engage the enemy.  That’s why it’s important to seek  professional counseling when you feel stuck and can’t make sense out of your world.

I commend all single people who have weathered life’s storms and lived to talk about it because not all survive, let alone thrive.  It takes courage to work through issues so you can secure your emotional progress for healing. Sadly, not everyone is willing to grow through their pain or seek counseling help so they can start a new life with a healed heart that is not burdened by damaged emotions that would dare to destroy him or her.

Finding Love Again!

Press on, my dear friends with your dreams to find a new life partner. I  have experienced the same thing and am with you in trusting God for a new mate.  Everything happens for a reason and I am thankful to the Lord that He is faithful to grant us emotional and spiritual healing, give us new dreams and a new partner–all in His timing.  Dream a dream for God and your dreams will come true.

Sincerely,

Victor Torres

https://www.Armed 4 Battle.com

Armed 4 Battle

Face Your Emotions

Gary Cooper was Armed4Battle
in the classic movie, “High Noon”

Bravely Confront Your Hurts!

Face Your Emotions: Face Your Pain!

Exercise Courage When You Hurt

Many times in our lives we are not Armed4Battle and are confronted with the harsh realities of having to face a crisis or tragic event.  This comes in the form of a major disappointment or loss, such as death, divorce, loss of employment or a home, or even seeing our children grow up and go off to college or go down a destructive path.  None of these circumstances are easy to face, but everyone is confronted with some of these events sooner or later.  So, what is one to do?  You must choose to face your pain.

As human beings, we often do what we did as children–we hide under our covers hoping the monster will go away.  Unfortunately, when we fail to face our pain, that stubborn monster refuses to stop tormenting us.  Part of our dysfunction is to live in denial and fear and often without knowing any better.  We often draw from the same coping mechanisms as adults that we did when we were children because we have not learned how to choose better ways of dealing with problems.  It is part of our dysfunction and we need to recognize that so we can become Armed4Battle to experience growth and leave our childish ways behind us.  If you have ever done this, know that you are not alone.  We all have issues we need to work through and the sooner that we address them, the healthier we will be and the better off we will be.

We all have different backgrounds and too many of us come from unhealthy homes.  Some of you know what it’s like to be abused, neglected, molested, rejected or even abandoned.  Others have experienced the ravages of divorce, the cruelty of a death of a parent or loved one at an early age, or even poverty.  Unless we were adopted at an age that we can remember, none of us had a choice as far as the family environment in which we were raised.  We were all dealt a different hand and you likely discovered early in life that it was all about survival. You can become free though by developing a warrior mindset.

As you focus on the positive side of life, it’s important to note that we learned necessary survival skills that have kept us alive to this day.  Without them we might not be here today.  So, I commend you for doing your best in finding a way to make it this far, despite how healthy or unhealthy your coping mechanisms were.  Now that you are an adult, though, you need to take a hard, honest look at your survival skills.  Ask yourself, are they healthy in that they benefit me and other people or are they setting me back and keeping me in a cage where no one can get in and no one can get out?  Can I do better?  Am I thriving and growing in love daily or am I just surviving and existing in fear?

If you’re existing in fear, you need to take a risk and ask for help.  You need to begin living an abundant life now!  Help is all around you.  It can be found in the local Christian church, divorce and celebrate recovery programs, programs that offer help for substance abusers, people who need help with codependency issues, parenting, victims of crime and abuse, and victims of spousal abuse.  Professional and pastoral counseling, and spiritual counseling where one has opportunities to grow in their faith are also available, if you will simply reach out and allow someone to help you.  This is one way you can choose to be Armed4Battle.

We were never meant to be lone rangers when hardship strikes.  We were never meant to be completely independent, but interdependent.  That means that when life gets hard we are to lean on our faith and good friends to pull us through.  We need to trust that God will give us the strength to face our heartaches as we earnestly seek Him.  I encourage you to bravely confront your hurts.  This will allow you to be equipped when life threatens to make you miserable.  You must bravely confront your hurts when they need to be dealt with.  God gives us courage when we ask Him for it.

Are you facing your pain when you look in the mirror?  If you find yourself displacing your hurt and anger on innocent people, please know that this is a warning sign.  When we do this it is often a sign that we are afraid to face our emotional hurt at the expense of others.  This is selfish!  Don’t allow any fear to rule over you.  It’s okay to be afraid, but it’s not okay to stay afraid!  Just remember to be strong and courageous.  Do not tremble or be afraid, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.  “Courage” is yours for the taking when you ask for it.  So, take it and choose to be Armed4Battle!  It belongs to you!

Excerpts from this article are taken from Victor Torres‘ book entitled, “Armed for Battle and Destined For Glory!“  It is available through Amazon.com and Armed4Battle.

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