The Armour Of God

Today's discussion is about the armour of God. As Christians we all start to realise at some point in our lives that we are in the spiritual warfare, a battle that we don't always see but a lot of the times we feel. I personally am going through this battle myself and I believe it's different for everyone depending on what season they're currently in. Well, I'm currently in the season of breaking down to be built back up. Beauty from Ashes. My mind is a constant battlefield where my daily prayers are for God's provision and protection whilst trying to renew my mind. As time has gone by, I've come across a few times in passing conversations or through sermons and amazing friends; the importance of putting on the armour of God! It's amazing when God wants you to get a message he will make sure he is heard. I had one beautiful friend tell me that God showed her that I needed to act out putting on the armour daily which was just amazing and for a few days I did it but then I became lazy and content with it. Then my mind was being attacked again. A couple months later, God provides a clear message to another friend of mine who then provides me with a daily prayer that both my husband and I should say daily and guess what..... Yep, you guessed it, it's truly about putting on each piece of the armour. So now there's a pattern I'm seeing here and I realise I need to listen. I've provided the amazing prayer below that was passed onto me:

Armour of God Prayer

"Dear Heavenly Father,

In the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, our Saviour, I ask You to protect my body, soul and spirit. Thank you for the armour that You have given me. I am saved from the wrath of God by the blood of Jesus, and I now put on the helmet of salvation to protect my mind.

Jesus became sin so that I might have the righteousness of God. I take, and put on, the breastplate of righteousness.

My faith is in Jesus Christ and I place Him before me as that mighty shield of faith, and I put my trust in Him to protect me from all of Satan's fiery darts.

I take hold of the belt of truth. Lord, Your word is truth and Jesus himself is "the way, the truth and the life".

Jesus, You are the Prince of Peace, and the gospel is the good news of peace. I place on my feet the shoes of the readiness of the gospel of peace.

Also, I take hold of the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Let it be in my mouth as a double edged sword.

Thank You Father. You are my refuge and fortress, my rock and my shield, in God whom I trust.

Revelations 12:10-11: We overcome Satan when we declare what the blood of Jesus does for us.

Romans 3:23-25; Romans 8:33-34: The devil has no place in me, no power over me, and no unsettled claims against me. All has been settled at the cross by the blood of Jesus."

For good measure I add, in Jesus name we pray, Amen! It's such a powerful prayer to share with your spouse daily. Putting in place the protection over your marriage. At times I struggle to not live in the "if only we knew about this beforehand" scenario but if I can give you any sound advice like many others will at some stage, DO NOT LIVE IN THE IF ONLYS! It's a very difficult place to come back from. I'm telling you from experience. Everyday I'm having to catch those disturbing thoughts captive, rebuke them and remind myself to live in the now whilst focusing on God. I have to remind myself of his promises for my life. Remind myself that my identity is in Christ and truly it is exhausting having this continuous "silent" battle going on inside my head. To those around me I seem composed but the battle in my head is extremely loud and deafening. Satan wants to kill, steal and destroy but through the strength of Jesus Christ he cannot take what is rightfully God's and that is me! I'm not for sale. I cannot be bought but that doesn't mean satans going to give up without a fight. It's important to remember that the majority of the battle is between our Heavenly Father and satan. Jesus will and does go into battle for us and at times we just need to be still. At other times, we need to put our best foot forward and step out in faith. Putting on the armour, reciting a prayer, reading the bible, listening to sermons and sharing our testimony are all things that we can do to show God that we trust him.

Remember to rely on the Holy Spirit as he dwells inside of us. He is there to be a friend, to interpret our needs to God and also to provide us wise counsel. You just have to listen for his soft, pure voice. The Holy Spirit can help you through your spiritual battles but also remember the importance of testing the spirits. (I will go into this further in my next blog). For now, let's focus on the armour of God. 

Ephesians 6:13-18: 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Stand firm against Satan's attacks. "God is for us so who can be against us - Romans 8:31".


God Bless You!



Armed and Ready.