"Therefore, put on the complete armour of God, so that you will be able to [successfully] resist and stand your ground in the evil day [of danger] and having done everything [that the crisis demands] to stand firm [in your place, fully prepared, immovable, victorious].
Ephesians 6:13. The Amplified Study Bible
Everyday problems are rooted in the schemes of Satan. He will do all he can to prevent us from going deeper into God and, what's more, he is totally against us putting on God's armour. Why? because he knows how powerful it is, and this is why he tries to convince us that we don't really need it. Verse 13 tells us to stand, in other words to stay in the area where victory has been achieved under the cover of God's armour. Did you get that?
We are at war and the enemy are not human but, principalities, powers, rulers of darkness of the age and spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Note that last bit - in the heavenly places. Satan will use people to cause us problems, even though they are from the church. It is not the person that gives us the trouble though, but the force that is behind them. We nearly always get this wrong and instead of using the armour to drive the spirit away, we focus on the person and the problem remains.
Our minds can be like the old teleprinter from the 60's/70's. This was an electromechanical device that was used for sending and receiving messages in typed form, rather like we receive emails today. However, the teleprinter was quite a noisy contraption and quite slow too. Whereas an email is quick and silent, the teleprinter messages, when there were several in a room, could make it hard to think because of the noise. Our minds can be this way at times. We can have stuff going through our minds that appear to demand instant attention, or are detrimental or worrying. This can cause stress and anxiety and the slow wearing down of our energy. Add this to the fact that people are giving us a bad time; our minds are playing games with us, such as feeding us fear and also everything appears to be going wrong and we are on the road to burn out.
Quite frankly, it is an attack. The enemy knows our weaknesses and will sneak in the back door to cause us problems. Be aware of this; pray and utilise the armour. Then when you have done all you can to stand, keep on standing. If you feel you can't stand, then remember what Jesus said in 2 Corinthians 12:9 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.' So there you have it.
Copyright 2021 Grahame Howard
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