The Armor of God consists of six pieces: The Belt of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, the Shoes of the Gospel of Peace, the Shield of Faith, the Helmet of Salvation, and the Sword of the Spirit. These elements are described in Ephesians 6:10-18 and serve as spiritual protection for those who believe in God.
I have found many people who teach the Bible will tell us about these, but they don’t inform us on how to apply them.
Recently I’ve had a few spiritual attacks on my family. And I lost my peace with God. Admittedly I was a mess. My child was nearly involved in two work incidents due to equipment failure that could have changed his life forever.
I decided I was going to look into how to apply the Armor of God more fully to our lives.
My family needed a refresher course to help anchor the day in God’s truth and protect us throughout the day.
These 3 daily habits can help counter the attacks from unforeseen circumstances.
- Morning: Belt of Truth
- Action: Speak one Bible truth or verse aloud each morning before you open any device, or check your phone.
- Purpose: This habit anchors the day in reality and aligns your focus with God‘s truth from the start.
2. Midday: Breastplate of Righeousness
- Action: Set a reminder to pause midday abs assess what you have allowed into your heart, and confess any sin, then reset your focus.
- Purpose: This protects our heart from negativity and keeps us guarded throughout the day.
3. Evening: Shield of Faith
- Action: Before going to bed write down one lie you encountered during the day and counter it with a truth about God from scripture.
- Purpose: This practice trains our minds to recognize spiritual attacks and actively deflect them with faith in God’s Word.
We can apply the shoes of the gospel by adopting Psalm 19:14 to ourselves, “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, O Lord my Rock.” Can help us be willing vessels for the Shoes of the gospel.
Applying the helmet of Salvation must be to actively protect you. Ind by focusing on God’s promises and rejecting doubt and negative thought.
The Sword of the Spirit is applied by using God’s Word as a weapon. And will usually cause evil to flee.
We live in a world that is chaotic and broken and it’s easy to become distracted and weighed down in even the best of it. We need to practice using the sword of the Spirit -God’s Word.
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