Advent - Does Birthing the Promise Bring More Warfare?
“Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold wise men from the East came to Jerusalem.” Matthew 2:1
After Jesus was born Herod wanted to destroy His life.
“Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream saying, ‘Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.’” Matthew 2:13
Once the promise has been birthed, it is not time to let go, it’s time to press on!
Jesus was born! The Messiah, the Christ, the Anointed one was here! Shouldn’t that have solved every problem? Shouldn’t things become easier?
No!
When you give birth to your promise the battle truly begins!
We celebrate Jesus, born in a humble manger, in a feeding trough for animals, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. The challenges He would face were great and the forces behind those challenges were demonic!
When the Lord speaks a promise to you and you see the beginning of it come to pass, hold steadfast to Him for the challenges are about to increase.
In every challenge, Jesus is our strong tower, our help in time of need!
Proverbs 18:10 “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.”
I heard the promise, “Move to California, I am doing a new thing, a new generation.”
Once my husband and I made that move and we gave our lives to Jesus, that was the beginning of the promise.
The problems did not disappear, they grew worse!
The faith trials were about to begin, and we were about to enter into a time of testing, that that only by the hand of God, we would be able to arise from.
Years of testing began. “Will You Trust Me No Matter What?”
This was the question the Lord asked me in 2008, starting many years of spiritual warfare against my family. My response was, “Yes, Lord, no matter what. I am the handmaiden of the Lord. My life is yours.”
With that affirmation to the Lord, He again stretched and tested me to the extreme. My marriage was attacked, and all four children were struggling. By the grace of God, I never let go of the hand of Jesus. I pressed into Jesus and worshiped Him all the more. The more the enemy attacked my family, my promise, the more I worshiped Him!
At that point I had what I refer to as my “Job dream.” As in the book of Job, I was tested in every way.
In my dream I saw Satan came to the Lord and said to him, “What about Cathy? Sure, she loves you. Sure, she worships you. But cause her family to go haywire, destroy everything that is important to her. Then let’s see if she loves You.”
I woke up from the dream and thanked the Lord for giving me a revelation as to what the enemy was planning to do and I told the Lord regardless of what I would have to go through, “I will love You and serve You, no matter what!”
For 12 long years the testing did not stop. The children walked in and more rebellion. Yet the encounters of the Lord also increased. During this deeply difficult time I was carried along by my Heavenly Father in the secret place.
It was in that secret place I had an encounter that launched me into ministry.
In November 2009, in a vision, the Lord gave me a vivid picture of how I was to start a ministry. Jesus visited me and took me to the 3rd heaven. I found myself in a heavenly garden, a beautiful garden with Jesus. He showed me a flash back of my life. He showed me what He rescued me from. He showed me how it was Him that would not let me die all those times when my life was in danger. He showed me that although I thought I was a failure because I could not succeed in taking my life when I was 16 years old, it was the hand of God that did not let me die because He had a plan for my life to use me mightily. Then in this vision, I prophetically gave birth to my ministry. He gave me this mandate: “You are an injustice breaker! Break the injustice off My people! You will teach, and you will preach, but you will be known for signs and wonders.” Then in white bold letters I saw the words, “RECONCILIATION AND RESTORATION PRAYER FOR FAMILIES”, 10:00 am Thursdays, HOPE Room. He told me the two people to invite and gave me their names.
He said to me, “Will you go for Me? Will you be My mouthpiece to the nations?” I responded with, “Yes, Lord. I will go wherever You call me. I am Your handmaiden, let it be done unto me according to Your Word.” That very same year, 2009, I founded Cathy Coppola International Ministries.
The promise to “Move to California, I am doing a new thing, a new generation,” was just beginning.
When the warfare against you is being poured on, remember it is the promise the enemy is after. He does not want you to succeed in being a mouthpiece for the Lord.
Every promise that He has made to you will come to pass if you do not give in to the warfare and continue to be faithful to do what is at hand today!
2 Corinthians 1:20 “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.”
The enemy could not kill Jesus although he tried. All throughout His life on earth, the threat of the enemy existed, but it would not be fulfilled. Even when the enemy thought he finally had victory at the cross he was put to shame by Jesus’ resurrection on that third day!
Just because your promise brings in problems it doesn’t mean you did not hear correctly. It does not mean you should change your mind or quit. It means you need to hold on to the word of God and never stray from obedience to His word.
He requires obedience not sacrifice.
1 Samuel 15:22 “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.”
Birthing your promise brings in more warfare but being steady in His word will cause you to be victorious at every turn!
2 Corinthians 2:14 “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.”
Your family is counting on you to hold to the truth of God’s word and never let go.
The Lord is counting on you to be faithful to Him.
Hold on to the promise and hold on to His word! You are a warrior, and the victory has already been purchased by His blood!
Obedience to Him will bring in the ultimate blessing in your life!
Stand strong in Christ, mighty soldier!
When the power of God invades the power of darkness, miracles happen!
Apostle & Prophet, Cathy Coppola ushers in the glory of God through worship, preaching His Word by the power of the Holy Spirit and releasing His miracles, signs, and wonders to the nations.
She is the Founder of Cathy Coppola International Ministries, House of Glory Church, Mighty Wind Broadcasting Network TV, and Fired Up Conferences. Her weekly services are filled with demonstrations of the power of the Holy Spirit, as He floods the meetings with signs, wonders, healing, and deliverances. A ministry where the physically sick are healed, the emotionally hurting are restored, those bound by demonic spirits are set free and families are reconciled to their Heavenly Father’s original design.
Her TV ministry, Mighty Wind Broadcasting Network TV, can be seen online at cathycoppola.org, MWBN.TV, HSBN.tv, Roku.tv Spotify and more.
She is also a broadcaster on Paula White’s Life Network for Women titled “Live Empowered” and a podcaster at Charisma Podcast Network – “Apostolic Fire”.
With a strong healing, deliverance, and prophetic gifting, she ministers to the nations preaching God’s Word and releasing His kingdom authority and power. She has ministered abroad in South America and Africa.
She has authored and published three books: “From Grief to Glory”, “Devil! Get Your Hands Off!” and
“Get Up and Lead.”
She is a also a monthly column writer for
Woman of Faith Magazine based out of South Africa and
Charisma Digital Magazine.
She lives in California, USA along with her husband of 37 years, their four adult children and three grandchildren.
You can contact her at:
Cathy Coppola International Ministries
P.O. Box 2923
Mission Viejo, Ca. 92690
www.cathycoppola.org
