Put on God's Whole Armor!

Ephesians 6:11 (Amplified)
Put on God's whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil."

I woke up today (worked graveyard and slept this morning) and I was saying OUT LOUD, "Put on the whole armor of God." I knew what I needed to READ!!

Toward the middle of this chapter, we gain insight into the spiritual war that all believers are in. In the Joyce Meyer Bible, she writes, "Our enemies are not natural, but spiritual. We can never win our battles if we fight against the wrong source in a wrong way. We ten to think that people or circumstances are our problem, but the source of many of our troubles is Satan and his demons. We cannot fight him with carnal (natural) weapons, but only with supernatural ones that God gives us for the destruction of Satan's strongholds."

We've talked about this many times in our home; about "putting on God's armor" before we get out of bed! So here it is:

V.10-18
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.


Prayer
Oh, Lord, help me be strong in YOUR power and not try to WIN ALL in my own strength. So far, it hasn't worked a bit!!! I need you, Father; so very much. I recognize that I can do nothing without Your guidance in my life. I want to FIND you in the wind, rain, sunshine and birds singing. Walk with me as I step out to become the woman YOU would have me be in every way; a woman of destiny and purpose, hand in hand with her Creator!

Becky