When I read this part of the chapter, I wrote down five words and put them next to my bed. Each night before I close my eyes for the day I am reminded of these words:
TRUTH, RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE, FAITH, and SALVATION…
…with the words, “live by these, apply these” underneath. As I was reading The Message version of The Full Armor of God found in Ephesians 6:10-20, these words stuck out the most. I love how this version tells us that these five words are more than words. We must learn to apply them. I have been thinking each night as I fall asleep, “What does it look like to apply these words to my life?” Each morning as I awake, God shows me exactly what it looks like to use these words in my life by helping me put on His full armor.
Has God ever placed something in your life at just the right time? This study has come into my life at just the right time. I had been feeling this nudging to put on the Armor of God daily, but I was not sure what to do with this nudging. Thanks to Lisa’s book, God is showing me what to do! God is showing me how to be a hero. No joke, some days I sit in my apartment and imagine myself with the prettiest pink, bedazzled sword you could ever imagine. I picture my perfectly pink armor filled with sparkles, and I get this joy deep down in my heart because I imagine so clearly God’s words and actions of truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation covering every inch of that bedazzling pink armor and weaponry He has handpicked for me to use. The Armor of God is out there, ladies, just for you! What does yours look like? Take the time to find out. Take the time to use and apply God’s truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation to your life. If you find yourself becoming more aware of Satan’s attacks and less aware of how to defend yourself against them: you must spend some much needed time learning what the Armor of God looks like in your life.
I love so much when Lisa says, “As the daughters of God draw their swords, the enemy draws back.” Do you know where your sword is, what it looks like, how to use it? There is no time for guessing; we MUST be quick to pull out all of God’s truth against Satan. The last thing the enemy wants to see is the person God created you to be standing firm against him each morning. Satan will do anything and everything in his awful power to keep you from seeing who God sees when He looks down at His precious hero. However, God is doing everything in His mighty power, even at this very moment, to show you the something more you have been in search of: Himself. If your whole heart desires to meet with God, think about how much more God’s heart desires to meet with you! Don’t let Satan get in the way of meeting with the One Who loves you and created you to be His hero.
As impossible as this task may seem, with God we know all things are possible (Philippians 4:13). Lisa tells us that prayer is not optional. I believe prayer is what ties this all together and makes this all possible. When you are finding yourself in that nearly impossible task, pray and ask God to show you His possible way.
Our prayers are our life-line to God: this is how we can keep in constant contact with Him. I am learning that prayers are powerful and they are to be used constantly for all kinds of things. Prayers are one of the best gifts we can give to our brothers and sisters in Christ. When we pray for them, we are giving them Jesus’ aid, not ours. Can you think of anything better that anyone would ever need? Prayers keep God in the loop. Prayers help us all get out of the prison Satan tries to keep us in daily.
I picture all of us: swords in hand, shields in place, bedazzled in GOD’S TRUTH, RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE, FAITH, AND SALVATION; standing tall, shouting prayers of all kinds to our Holy God in Heaven, as we leave behind all of Satan’s lies that fall in crumbles with the chains that kept us tied down from the something more we have been craving: God Himself. Can you picture it?
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Let’s Pray:
Lord Almighty, thank You for the armor that You have prepared for each and every one of us. Thank You for the privilege we have to come to You in prayer. I ask that You help each and every one of us stand firm with our feet fitted with Your peace to crumble Satan’s evil’s schemes. Lord, we need You every moment of every day for this battle. Thank You for being there for us each and every moment. We love You so much and desire Your truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation to be displayed in our lives for others to see, so that they will be drawn to You alone. Please help us. Thank You, Lord, that You are always there for us.
In Your Precious and Powerful Name, we pray, Amen.
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Diane, all I can say to this post is AMEN! Excellent. Words for all to live by. The power of PRAYER! Oh, and I love the description of your sword 🙂
Thanks Mary:) Prayer is truly amazing!!!!! haha, I love my sword too! pink is my favorite color, can you tell?
Thanks Mary! The power of prayer is AMAZING! My favorite color is pink, can you tell?
Good stuff, Diane!!! And what a great idea to wake up to those words at your bedside! Love it!
I like to wake up and fall asleep with God, those words bring me closer to HIM! I have had a lot of issues falling asleep and waking up for that matter too, those words remind me to pray and seek God in those difficult moments:)
Diane,
Thanks for being transparent and sharing what you do with putting on the Armor of God. I pray that all of us will do the same and remember to pray!
Yes me too! Praying is so important, and we are free to pray every moment of every day! Thanks for reading Tina:)
I have found since I started this study that I have had more follow through in areas of my life where I needed to take the next steps and go forward. Praying what God says not what my misguided fearful fears were telling me. Don’t feed your fears, feed them God’s word and let God tell them to SHUT UP. Amen
Such a good reminder, we must not feed our fears, but instead let God transform them with HIS perfect love! 1 John 4:18! I am so glad to hear what God is using this study for in your life!!!
thanks for sharing what God is doing in your heart regarding prayer, diane… prayer is a weapon, too! <3
Yes! It is indeed:)
Diane as I read your blog. I visualized my sword being connected to my father in heaven through Christ who died for my sins. My Prayers and faith are what moved my sword into action. I saw the devil’s chains being broken in my life and others as I prayed for them.I felt the Lord talking to me about praying for my concerns not to allow fear to overcome me. He will break the devil’s hold or chains of whomever we pray for but we must claim the victory through faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the very evidence of things that are yet seen. Hebrews 11:1
So beautiful Lorraine, thank you for sharing!
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Beautiful blog, Diane, full of important reminders! Great job, ladies with comments, and tests! 🙂
Thank you! I am thankful for God’s beauty that shines through all we do FOR HIM!
Thanks, Diane, good words for thought and action! I think we add a sixth word to the list–pray. 😉 “Face forward, stand your ground, lift your sword, and let the enemy see the lovely face of a hero.” What a great way to end the chapter! 🙂
Yes indeed!!!!! I should add the word prayer to my post-it!!!
Beautiful as usual. Thank you for the reminder to make sure I know where my sword is and to use it DAILY. HOURLY. I’m struggling with my quiet time right now and He’s nudging and soon I must take heed or suffer the less joyful life He intended for me. Sharpening now!
Kim, I find that Satan really attacks me with my quiet time too. Either something comes up or I just get this blah haze over me that discourages me and distracts my mind. We can overcome Satan because we have God. Praying for both of us…that we get through Satan’s attacks and claim victory through the only One who can save us from Satan’s schemes. We can and will enjoy our quiet time with the Lord joyfully, Satan has no place messing with us!!!
I will forever see a pink sword now. I love a visual picture. Beautiful blog, Diane, and so meaningful.
Thanks Martha. I love visuals too that is why I love your review blogs so much!!!
Lovely and uplifting description! I enjoy your passion and your writing! Thank you, sweet warrior! (And yes, I would be afraid of you if we weren’t on the same side!). 🙂