I must fight for her.

Before the world begins to tell her who she is I must help her find who Christ says she is.

Before mankind strips her of her divine rights and inheritance I must root her deep in her royal position as a co-heir with Christ.

Before they tell her she can’t have a shepherd’s heart and tend the needs of His people, I must teach her how His hands wove her as such. Called her as such. Commands her as such.

Before she gets confused over buildings I must explain how He no longer resides in buildings made by man but she is to become the temple of the Holy Ghost. She must learn that He walks in her. Lives in her. She is the Church.

Before she is placed in a role she was not created for, I must see the gifts He has imparted within her. There is no way to separate her from her divine calling. It’s built into the very fiber of her being.

Before her destiny is aborted, or even murdered, I must encourage her to LIVE in Christ Jesus, daily. Heed His voice. Follow Him only.

I must train her to see with His eyes rather than her own. I must help her hear His voice and teach her to resist all others.

She will have to learn how to build while holding a sword. Discern lies from truth. Hold her ground with authority. War with her hands.

I must clear the path of rubble and decay. Plow the harsh ground. Take the initial arrows on her behalf so that when it is her time….

She is ready…

You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

1 Corinthians 7:23