And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.— 1 Corinthians 3:1

Just because you were born again does not mean that you are spiritual.  In order for you to live a life in the Spirit and be effective as a soldier, you must mature as a Christian.  Paul called the Corinthians carnal, and babies in the Spirit.  He could not get across to them the revelation they needed in order to cooperate with the Holy Ghost.  Spiritual growth is not an automatic experience.  It is not dependent on the number of years that you have been saved, but on what you did with those years.  Growing is a process, it is work; you have to nurture and exercise your spirit.  If your spirit man is not built up and strong, you will not function as an invading soldier who runs, climbs, and marches.  If your heart’s desire is to be successful in the Spirit, to see the miracles of God and the power of God manifest in your life, then you will have to take the time to train your spirit man to flow and cooperate with God.  Your growth comes by renewing your mind and thought-life to come in line with God’s mind and thought-life.  If you remain carnally minded, you will fail to flow with the plan and purpose of God.  You cannot be conformed to this world by a natural mind-set and still flow with the Spirit of God.  This is no time to be carnal and live as a mere powerless man (1 Cor. 3:3)!

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — Ephesians 6:10

We are now living in the finale of the ages.  It is time to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.  We cannot afford to be strong in natural things or in carnal things, but we must be strong in the Lord.  The Lord and the Word are one, so we need to be strong in the Word.  There is more good Holy-Ghost Word out there than ever before.  We have CD’s, MP3's, Android and iPhones, iPad’s-–all sorts of electronic equipment that were designed by God–-not so we could listen to ungodly music, but so we could get the Word of God in our hearts and in our mouths.  All the great advancements and achievements in technology are tools for God’s army to be trained.  This daily Word that you are able to get every day is a tool to train and strengthen you in this day and hour.  You choose whether to be strong or not, to get to church or not, to listen or not, to be led of the Spirit or not.  Decide to be strong in the Word.  Next, you must be strong in the power of His might.  Notice, not strong in your might or your ability, but in His.  His might and ability equal the anointing which you already have.  Now you must learn to yield to and flow with that power.  It is time to cooperate with His power and His Word.  It is time to take time to get to know your Teacher, the Holy Ghost.  It is time for an army, great and strong, like there has never been before.  Finally, Army of God, be strong in the Word and in the Anointing.

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. — 2 Timothy 2:3

You have been called, you have been chosen, you have been enlisted to defend and invade in the Spirit.  You are a soldier of Jesus Christ.  Everyone who is born again has entered the army of God and now has a purpose and position in His army.  A good soldier will endure hardness.  A soldier is a person who is pursuing an enemy, who is advancing for the Kingdom’s sake.  When you do, you will run into hardness.  Hardness may be others who are not as serious about their enlistment as you are; it may be family members, it may be friends, it may even be other Christians who do not want to get involved.  People will avoid you, they may even talk about you, but it does not change the fact that you are a soldier of Jesus Christ.  When Paul was enlisted, his own people could not stand him, and the rest of the army was afraid of him, so he went to the Gentiles to take ground.  Look for and find a people who want what you have-–who desire to be free, to be on fire, to be enlisted, and who will endure hardness from those who do not understand their enlistment.  Do not complain, criticize, or back down, but endure.

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

— 2 Timothy 2:4

When a person becomes a soldier and enlists in the military, he or she becomes the property of the Army, Navy, or whatever branch he or she’s joined.  Each is taught and trained to carry out a job in the military so that in time of battle, each can succeed.  You are currently in boot camp spiritually.  You are being trained and taught to advance, to invade, and to defend.  It is not time to get caught up in the little problems and affairs of this life.  All these little counter-attacks are to get you to stop advancing and stop invading.  They are to paralyze you into not running, climbing, or marching.  It is essential that you stay focused on your call and position.  We have enough soldiers doing nothing for the Kingdom.  You need to “seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness” and all these little distractions will take care of themselves.  Do not get hung up on the affairs of the natural and neglect your spiritual call and training!  You should have one desire-–to please Him Who has chosen you to be a soldier!  How do I please Him?  Advance and invade and take ground in the Spirit!