Child Soldier: Train Up a Child for Spiritual Warfare

Child Soldier: Train Up a Child for Spiritual Warfare is about your legacy. It is a reminder to prepare children for the onslaughts of the evil one, the devil/satan. The devil's time is short, which contributes to his great wrath. Therefore, as his available time decreases, his war against humanity, and especially children, increases in its intensity and overtness. Shortly after his rebellion in heaven, the devil has been after those who are created in the image and likeness of the LORDGod. This battle was intensified when the Lord said the seed of the woman would bruise his head (Genesis 3:14-15). The adversary of our souls is ruthless. The multitude of his attempts to destroy God's most precious creation includes strategies suited to attack human from prior to conception all the way to when a person is on his or her deathbed.

The Apostle Paul encouraged Timothy to endure hardness as a Soldier for Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 2:3-4). A part of what makes militaries more proficient and therefore lethal in battle is by learning from the lesson of previous conflicts, refining those lessons and tactics, and building upon that foundation. Likewise, it is incumbent on Soldiers for Christ to prepare the next generations of the Lord's warriors, and the sooner the better. As a result, Child Soldier: Train Up a Child for Spiritual Warfare is a reminder to parents and guardians to fulfill this mandate from the LORD God:

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. ~ Proverbs 22:6 (ESV)

If you do not train up your children, the enemy will, but for his glory instead of God's. Child Soldier: Train Up a Child for Spiritual Warfare is meant to inspire you to help your children avoid, and if necessary, overcome, the sinful things the enemy may have successfully used against you and/or members of your family. Train up your children to become victors instead of victims of the devil's wiles, young champions for the Lord Jesus Christ.