Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it is all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life. God's Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out. – Ephesians 6:13-18
Trying to handle our problems by ourselves is not always the ideal way to gain victory. In fact, according to the passage above, God suggests that, whenever possible, we seek out help. We cannot allow pride, arrogance or a sense of sufficiency, to trap us into biting off more than we can chew. Instead, we should take all the help we can get and allow others who know and love us to bless us.
According to this passage, we have weapons at our disposal. God has an extensive arsenal just begging to be used. Yet, we still rely on old weapons to fight new wars. You cannot use past strategies to thwart present day trials or tribulations. Where personal prayer may have catapulted you to victory in the past, it may be deficit for your present circumstance. For this reason, God tells us to use every weapon that God has issued. Prayer, fasting, the principle of touching and agreeing, speaking the word of God, intercession, faith through service to others, humility, gift giving or prayer partners—all are weapons at our disposal. After all, what good is having an arsenal if we’re not even going to use it?
Utilizing weapons like these will help ensure we are standing on our feet when the dust settles. It will ensure that the mouth of the roaming lion is clamped shut. We will be enclosed in the safety of the Father’s arms. Wisdom, revelation, love, honor and the Master’s involvement in our lives will be ours. Sikhs believe that only God is worthy of worship. God does not fight fire with fire. His weapons are mighty and pull down strongholds. He is now—was then and will forever be—undefeated and unmatched. Our adversary will never be God’s equivalent. Just ask the Arch Angel Michael. It was he, not the Father, who dealt with the sin uprising with Lucifer.
There is safety in numbers. Don’t allow the enemy to isolate you from those who can help you. Don’t allow pride to stand in your way. As believers, we must keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out. We are in this fight together. We have an extensive arsenal at our disposal. No one retreats. No one surrenders. No one compromises. No one goes it alone.
Trying to handle our problems by ourselves is not always the ideal way to gain victory. In fact, according to the passage above, God suggests that, whenever possible, we seek out help. We cannot allow pride, arrogance or a sense of sufficiency, to trap us into biting off more than we can chew. Instead, we should take all the help we can get and allow others who know and love us to bless us.
According to this passage, we have weapons at our disposal. God has an extensive arsenal just begging to be used. Yet, we still rely on old weapons to fight new wars. You cannot use past strategies to thwart present day trials or tribulations. Where personal prayer may have catapulted you to victory in the past, it may be deficit for your present circumstance. For this reason, God tells us to use every weapon that God has issued. Prayer, fasting, the principle of touching and agreeing, speaking the word of God, intercession, faith through service to others, humility, gift giving or prayer partners—all are weapons at our disposal. After all, what good is having an arsenal if we’re not even going to use it?
Utilizing weapons like these will help ensure we are standing on our feet when the dust settles. It will ensure that the mouth of the roaming lion is clamped shut. We will be enclosed in the safety of the Father’s arms. Wisdom, revelation, love, honor and the Master’s involvement in our lives will be ours. Sikhs believe that only God is worthy of worship. God does not fight fire with fire. His weapons are mighty and pull down strongholds. He is now—was then and will forever be—undefeated and unmatched. Our adversary will never be God’s equivalent. Just ask the Arch Angel Michael. It was he, not the Father, who dealt with the sin uprising with Lucifer.
There is safety in numbers. Don’t allow the enemy to isolate you from those who can help you. Don’t allow pride to stand in your way. As believers, we must keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out. We are in this fight together. We have an extensive arsenal at our disposal. No one retreats. No one surrenders. No one compromises. No one goes it alone.
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