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God doesn’t want us carrying anything that is unnecessary because it will weigh us down and hinder what He has called us to do.
praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, • being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints (Ephesians 6:14-18). This is not hard,
because we stand strong in God’s power and strength, not our own.
When you get up every day, put on your protective armor. Don’t leave your day to chance. Take possession of it and surrender it to the Lord. Don’t let it get out of control and give the enemy an invitation to have input. You need this armor
Lord, help me to put on the full spiritual armor You have provided for me so that I can “stand against the wiles of the devil” every day. In Jesus’ name I pray.
It means asking God to keep us undeceived so that we never allow deception to take root. Knowing the truth liberates us from all possibility of deception and illuminates any darkness in our life.
The enemy uses lies to confuse people and fill them with anxiety and fear.
The enemy’s lies completely mess up our thinking and weaken us if we believe them. Every day we must combat his lies with God’s truth.
Lord, show me how to gird up the core of my being with Your truth so that I don’t fall into deception of any kind. Teach me to not only know Your truth, but to live in it. In Jesus’ name I pray.
Our decision every day must be to live a righteous life—not in our own strength, but by the enablement of the Holy Spirit in us.
When we make that choice every day to live in a righteous manner, our life is covered and our heart is protected.
do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil”
“Lord, show me anything in me that is not right in Your eyes so I can confess it before You, because I choose to live Your way.”
Reveal to me thoughts, attitudes, and habits of my heart that are not pleasing to You. Show me what I have done, or am about to do, that does not glorify You. I want to see anything in me that violates Your high standards for my life so I can confess it, turn away from it, and be cleansed from all unrighteousness. In Jesus’ name I pray.
Having peace with God and peace in God is an unshakable foundation from which we can defend ourselves and stay standing strong.
The enemy wants to steal our peace and keep us stirred up, anxious, fearful, upset, and always in a stance of waiting
for something terrible to happen at any minute. The enemy wants us unable to forget the terrible things that occurred in the past and instead remember them as though they happened yesterday.
Help me to stand secure with my feet protected by the good news that You have already prepared and secured for me. Because I have peace with You and from You, I am able to not only stand strong but to walk forward against the enemy and take back territory he has stolen from us all.
In the same way, the enemy shoots spiritual arrows and darts at us designed to pierce our
heart with discouragement and make us fearful, anxious, uncertain, or incapacitated. The shield we have against these arrows of the enemy is our faith, and it is powerful protection from all that.
But lately our faith seems to be waning with regard to these kinds of things. However, when we put our faith in God and His Son, we start out having small faith, but our faith grows stronger as we read the Word and spend time with God in prayer.
How do we know our faith is strong enough to be a protective shield from the enemy? We know because God’s Word says that it is our faith in God and His faithfulness to us that becomes a shield for us. God said to Abram, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward” (Genesis 15:1). When we put our faith in God and His Word, He is our shield and defense. Now that is something we can have faith in.
Even if our faith is shaky one day—it happens to all of us until we learn to have faith no matter what we see happening around us—we can still depend on the faithfulness of God to cover us an...
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When the enemy comes to test your allegiance to the Lord, focus on God, His Word, and His faithfulness to do what He says. Say, “The LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from those who walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11). Faith dissolves fear and makes us courageous. Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe” (Mark 5:36). Faith opens up unlimited possibilities. Jesus said, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes” (Mark 9:23). Our faith must grow strong enough to believe for the
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Lord, thank You that You have given me faith and have grown my faith in Your Word.
Help me to remember Your faithfulness at all times. You, Lord, are “my strength and my shield”; my heart trusts in You “and I am helped” (Psalm 28:7).
to give you faith so strong it takes away fear and becomes a shield to you from the enemy.
You are the adopted son or daughter of God, who is the Creator of all and King of the universe. This means you are royalty.
Lord, help me to put on the helmet of salvation to protect my head and mind each
day by remembering all You have saved me from, including the lies of the enemy.
Thank You that Your helmet of salvation protects me from warfare in my mind.
Every time you read God’s Word, it will become more firmly planted in your mind and heart. From there it will protect you from attacks of the enemy. Put on the Word like a protective garment every morning. Speak the Word, pray the Word, live the Word, and let it live in you so it becomes part of your armor.
him. Enable me to always pray as Your Spirit leads me, and to keep on praying as long as I should. Teach me to be the strong and unshakable prayer warrior You want me to be so I can accomplish Your will.
praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints”
Praying always means praying through things and not giving up. It means being ever-watchful and persevering in prayer in order to see breakthrough. It is important to pray according to the will of God. “If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us” (1 John 5:14). The way to do that is to pray with the Word of God woven into
