As a child one of my favorite Christmas movies was “The Grinch That Stole Christmas.” The Grinch came and stole all the Christmas presents from the little town, but he couldn’t steal their Christmas joy! I know that it is just a movie, but imagine with me if you will how that same scenario is played out not only during Christmas but all year around.

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law” Galatians 5:22-23. As a spirit-filled born again believer, we have the power living inside of us to bear the fruit of the spirit at all times! When you live the Christian life, led by the Spirit, the character of the Holy Spirit will flow through your life. It is a very powerful principle and Satan knows it. He doesn’t want the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit flowing out of your life. When a believer has this revelation and applies it, miracles start to take place.
That is why Jesus said the greatest commandment was to live by the law of love, toward God and man. When you live by this law, the very essence of God Himself (Love) lives through you!
Satan will do anything he can to keep you from living out love, joy, and peace by the Spirit. He will try to offend you, get you to judge people, and harbor unforgiveness or bitterness in your heart. He might use someone close to you like a family member or friend or even an incident that has happened sometime ago.
Early in my life, I had a false perception of an incident that happened in the church my family was attending. It was my perception of what happened and was very real to me. I became offended by the incident and judged all Christians and churches by that situation. Bitterness took root overtime and I swore off “church.” I’ve met hundreds of people who have had a very similar experience. As a result, I walked with bitterness and unforgiveness in my heart for years, because of this incident. It affected every area of my life, not just “church.”
Satan will do anything he can to steal your supernatural love, joy, and peace. Just like the Grinch that stole Christmas, the Devil will try to do this to you all the time. Don’t let Satan steal your joy!
Colossians 3:14-15 says, “And above all these things put on charity (love), which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”
What’s ruling your heart today? Is it the fruit of the Holy Spirit, or has the “Grinch” made a visit to your house? Let go and let the Spirit of God rule your heart today.

October 30, 2012
Dear Partners and Friends of Warrior Nations,
This is your support update letter, replacing our annual Banquet for this year, to better connect with you, our faithful co-laborers and friends of Warrior Nations. Please take a moment to read this letter and let us share with you our story and update you on the ongoing support of Warrior Nations. As we are all aware, God places mandates on individuals, as well as ministries. We want to be obedient. In order to do all that He has called us to, it takes the prayers of the saints and monetary funds. We have purposed to be good stewards and want to share with you, our Partners and Friends, what the Lord has laid on our hearts. We love you guys!
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall one will lift up his companion, but woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up… though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him and a threefold cord is not easily broken” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12.
My wife Christy and I launched Warrior Nations Intl. Ministries in 2003. We took her only $500 of retirement and paid for the IRS fee to become a Not-For-Profit organization recognized by our Federal government. We have been traveling and sharing this radical message of grace and holiness ever since! We now have four kids and a handful of volunteer staff and the mission is still the same. I want to thank the Remnant Partners of Warrior Nations for standing with this ministry to preach the Gospel in these last days. We have a handful of people who have stood with us since the beginning in 2003 and we want to say thank you so much. We can’t do it without your continual prayers and support. My family thanks you for all your prayers and support. Thirty five percent of the ministry budget comes from love offerings, five percent from book sales and sixty percent of the ministry budget is from partners and people just like you that believe we are in the last days and believe in the fruit of salvations God has harvested through this ministry. We can’t do it without you. Please continue to stand with WNIM in these last days!
If you have partnered with us, or given a one-time donation in the past, would you
consider standing with this ministry again?

WNIM has everything we do centers around the Great Commission. Warrior Nations has seen over 58,000 decisions for Christ since 2003. Over 1,000 of those have been people called into the ministry. I was bi-vocational until 2008 and the Holy Spirit confirmed to me to stop my secular job and give more focus to the work of the ministry. The economy dropped shortly after we went into “full time ministry” but we have never looked back. Times have been tough around our nation, but our God is not in recession or depression. Usually outreach budgets instead of building funds are the first thing to get cut when budgets have to adjust in churches during hard times. I’ve got good news for you, Warrior Nations hasn’t slowed down due to a budget cut, nor have we changed or stopped the mission. The WNIM mission is simple. 1. Preach the Grace Gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. Take a strong stand against sin. Even when it’s not popular! 3. Empower the believer in their personal walk as a Warrior of Jesus Christ.
If you have never given to Warrior Nations, or taken a step of partnership, would you consider taking the challenge? We are on the front lines and need your help.
If you are a Pastor, or leader in a church, would you consider factoring in the evangelistic outreaches of Warrior Nations as part of your outreach budget? We will send regular updates of the details of decision made for the Lord. We do not have a set fee to come and share with your church. We believe in the old fashion way of working with churches, which is a relationship, not a business deal.
Facts about WNIM Outreaches: WNIN is a 501 C-3 Christian Non Profit, every year we conduct prison ministry, international crusades and pastor conferences, mission trips for training the next generation of evangelist and missionaries, medical clinics, humanitarian efforts/helping water wells and filters, distributing toys to needy children, media evangelism, evangelism publishing, evangelism training and support, revivals, prayer conferences and rally’s, ladies conferences, mentoring training and discipleship programs, leadership conferences, radically challenging youth and college outreaches, evangelism webinars and much more.
Take the Warrior’s Challenge!
1. Commit to PRAY for the ministry, outreaches, & the staff regularly!
2. Commit to SUPPORT the WNIM outreaches financially every month with $10, $20, $50, $100, $200, $500, $1,000 or more. No amount is too small! Thank you so much!
You can give securely on our website at www.warriornations.org or you can mail your seed to:
WNIM
PO Box 2352
Greenwood, SC 29646
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work”2 Corinthians 9:7-8.
Together We Are Gathering the Harvest for Our King,

Reverends Shawn Patrick and Christy Williams
Warrior Nations International Ministries Founders
shawnpatrick@warriornations.org
Christy@warriornations.org
864-227-0508

August 16, 1998 was a pinnacle in my understanding of being led by the Spirit of God. It was the first time I understood that being Christian has nothing to do with joining a religious group, but everything to do with a living relationship with Jesus Christ, through the leading and empowerment of His Spirit.

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” Romans 8:14

1. A believer must be filled with the Spirit of God, in order to be led by the Spirit. Many “church” experiences are absent from a true Spirit indwelling and that creates a religious experience rather than a life changing relationship. I firmly believe that when you truly get saved, you receive the Spirit of Christ.

“And do not be drunk with wine, which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.” Ephesians 5:18

The word “filled” in Greek is translated “to be continually being filled.” It is an ongoing experience with the person of Christ, through the Spirit. If the only experience I ever had with my wife was at our wedding, I wouldn’t have an intimate relationship with her 11 years later.

2. A believer can’t be led by the Spirit, following after the world. The average young adult consumes 7 hours of media a day in some form. If the content is full of worldly content, their minds will be consumed with the voices of this world. When the voice of the Spirit tries to lead or speak to the individual, the voice of this world can’t be louder. Our Spirit gets born-again, but our mind has to be renewed by God’s word. This generation spends more time on video games and Facebook than praying and reading the Bible. When you follow the world, the world leads you. And it’s not by the Spirit of God.

3. You must be familiar with the Spirit to be led by the Spirit. I’ll never forget the first time I has a true God inspired dream. I woke up to His presence. As first, I was scared because I wasn’t familiar with the experience, nor did I know the verses and chapters of Scripture that validated the experience. Some are in Genesis, Judges, I Kings, Daniel, Job, Matthew, & other books. We must get familiar with the ways the Spirit leads His children or we will miss out on some of the spiritual road signs that He gives.

Years late I have come to understand the more familiar you are with the accounts of God interacting with man in the Bible, the easier it is to recognize the road signs God places along our paths. God never leads you to a place Scripture can’t validate or confirm. God wants to have a deep relationship with His people. That intimacy only comes through the Holy Spirit. Ask God today to touch your life with a fresh unction of the Holy Spirit. He wants to do it for you more than you know!