Day 5 – Why we need armour

“𝑃𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙. 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑠ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔.” 𝐸𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 6: 11 – 12 (𝐾𝐽𝑉) *emphasis added

Our struggle is not against flesh and blood. The battles we experience often manifest through people, circumstances, and systems – but their root is spiritual. Without armour, we fight the wrong enemy with the wrong weapons. Are you fighting a person when the battle is actually spiritual?

I have been confronted with this matter many times, where the Holy Spirit reminded me that I am not fighting against people. Sometimes, when people anger us or when they disappoint or offend us, we forget that that is not where our battles lie. We get caught up in everyday battles and forget that our battle is not against people around us. I had to teach myself to “choose my battles” and only fight the ones that will have eternal value. Remind yourself today to fight the spiritual battles that matter, and leave the small battles behind.

Prayer: Jesus, I often forget what battles I am supposed to fight with the armour you provided me with. Please help me to fight the correct battles with the correct armour. I don’t want to focus on the wrong battle, like one against people. I want to fight the battles of the spirit, where it matters. Amen.

Written by Michelle Horn