Come to me for the Battle Plan!

When you feel like you are hitting your head against a brick wall, it’s because an enemy is against you that you cannot fight in your own strength. Put your armor on – this is no time to show up for the battle naked. Don’t become a casualty because of your pride. Pride only makes you weaker and your enemy gains an advantage over you. When you are frustrated, come to me for the battle plan. When you want to scream, cry to me instead. When you are drowning, stop fighting and reach for my hand.

My Armor

The Helmet of Salvation

You can be confident of your salvation. Your helmet will not come off unless you take it off. Continue to walk in my ways and my grace will cover you.

Breastplate of Righteousness

Remember you can not be righteous apart from me so stay connected to me. My blood makes you righteous – your job is to believe that, stay close to me and put away those things that I hate.

Shield of Faith

This is a piece of protection that you must build up with the tools that I have given you. Every Christian has a shield of faith but it will only work if you believe my words are true. You must do two things – read my word and let it penetrate your heart (not once but over and over). Second, you must turn away from things that disagree with my word. This shield becomes stronger as it is used. Compare it to your feet becoming hardened by walking on a rough surface. When you lay this weapon down and pick up your own weapons, it starts to become soft. This will leave you vulnerable to attack and exhausted from labor. Sometimes you must be a shield to someone who is weaker or stand behind someone who is stronger. This is not a permanent solution – every Christian must built up his own shield.

Belt of Truth

Your belt works with your shield of faith – it encircles you so that you cannot be moved in any direction. It protects you from loosing hope and becoming discouraged.

Sword of the Spirit

With my word you will be able to cut any lie into tiny pieces. Take my word with you everywhere you go. Use it to defeat any foe – no lie can stand up against it. Use it to comfort, to encourage, to strengthen, to heal, to bring clarity, to bring reconciliation and to draw every nation to me.

Your Feet

You must be ready to bring my peace wherever you go. Your feet must be ready to walk, ready to leap, ready to stomp, ready to run, ready to dance and ready to kneel.

You are connected to me through your prayers. Remember the position I am in and where I am seated when you pray. Imagine yourself there with me when you pray because you are that close.