We are Warrior's in the battle of the Lord. I have my Armor on do You?

Good morning Warrior's,

I would say good morning ladies, but you better believe that you can still be a lady and a warrior at the same time. I asked you all to stay tuned for the armor of God just in case you do not know what the armor represents. Well the first thing I think you should know is that Paul one of Jesus disciples is speaking about the armor. Paul name was Saul, and he was against anyone and everyone who called on the name of the Lord until he had an encounter with Jesus on Damascus road. That is a story for another time and if you have not read it- now that would make an excellent bible study. It show's that when you have and encounter with Jesus anyone can be changed the story starts in the book of Acts chapter 9.

Do you remember the scripture that I gave you before about the armor? Well I will give it to you again but this time in The King James version . Ephesians 6:13-17 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth (BELT OF TRUTH), and having on the BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; and your FEET SHOD with the preparation of the GOSPEL OF PEACE; above all, taking the SHIELD OF FAITH, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the HELMET OF SALVATION, AND THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, which is the WORD OF GOD: Then Paul continues on to tell us to pray for boldness.

I had to find out quickly what Paul was speaking about when he told us that everyday we should be wearing our armor and one of the first scriptures that I was lead to was 1Peter 5:8-9.

It states: Stay alert! watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are.

God is so great to let us know we do not go through this alone, but you better believe we have to put on our armor each and everyday. Let me start off with the very first thing that Paul told us to put on and that is the Belt of Truth. I am going to be getting help from my Pastor Tony Evans from his book called Victory in Spiritual Warfare. He reminds me on how the Roman soldier's dressed back then.

The belt was a place where some of his other armor could hang. It could be his sword on his belt, a dagger, a sling shot it could be a number of items he hung there. When the soldier was ready to head into battle, he could reach down and pick up the part of his tunic that was draping near his feet and tuck it in this belt. This gave him the ability to move around more freely in the battle. Belts did not only hold additional pieces of armor and provided the soldier with increased mobility, it also produced stability by holding things in place. The Belt of Truth is designed to stabilize things by keeping them in their proper order. Remember who the devil is he is a liar and the father of lies. What does lies do they make us feel like we are going through things alone that no one cares and believe me like Paul stated our brothers and sisters are going through the same things we are but the enemy wants us to feel shame. Well I am telling the enemy like my Pastor said Go to Hell. I will not be ashamed when bad things happen to me and keep them to myself. Bad things happened to Jesus, why should it be any different for me if I am his follower.

Let me get to the truth part now. I get so excited to know that we have more power than we know and use. If we would just take back what the devil has stolen from us a lot of us would be the better for it. Share with others your grief because when you bottle it up inside of you that is not using your weapon of truth...I am hurting and I need help by stating that how can it hurt? If they make fun of you they have the problem and you pray for then. YOU ARE NOT ALONE... Pastor Evans states in his book: Christ goes so far as to say we are to be sanctified in the truth. To be sanctified means to be set apart and holy. We are to be unique in our responses, thoughts, decisions, relationships and also in the way we do battle in the spiritual warfare.

What is TRUTH; Truth , at its core, is God's view of a matter. My sisters stop helping the devil defeat you, if you are hurting share your pain, if you lost your job share your anger, if you lost your man share your pain. Because at the end of the day someone has been there, done that, or they are still there and we can pray each other out of it. We can tell you how to reach out and get help and sometimes it is certainly more than prayer that is needed, but I dare you, I triple dare you to take God at his word. He said, "I will supply all of your needs according to my riches and glory in Christ Jesus." Jesus paid it all...P.I.F. and I remind him of just that, Jesus you said that you paid in full and I need your help. We must as Lady Warrior's remind Jesus of his promises and again Lady Warrior's if you don't know his word you cannot remind him. Believe me God is a God that he cannot lie. Stay tuned for The Breastplate of Righteousness, there is a lot we need to guard especially the word of God in our hearts. We love you all and if you need prayer or more reach out. Be blessed and bless others.