Take Up The Shield-Of-Faith

 In our Christian walk, we are not fighting a physical battle but a spiritual one, and God in His grace, has equipped us with a wide range of spiritual armor which when used correctly, will be able to extinguish all the fiery darts that come our way, be a protection to ourselves and others, and give glory to the Lord.
 Temptations and fiery trials, tribulation and stormy seas, irritation and deep disappointment, persecution and various people, will be used by many to burn our soul and shipwreck our testimony. Discouragement and unholy anger, doctrinal error and spiritual confusion, together with false teachings, moral failure, and self-recrimination, will flood our hearts if we step outside the protection of an unwavering faith in God and Jesus Christ, Whom He has sent.
 The enemy knows our weakest points and aims every one of his fiery darts at the bullseye of our human frailty. He will use fractured relationships, money concerns, health issues, the state of the nation, and anything else that may cause us to take our eyes off Jesus, and focus on the problem at hand.
 We will stand fast and Take Up The Shield-Of-Faith moment by moment, knowing that with it, we are able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one, and stand victorious - by the power of His Spirit, which is given by faith in Jesus Christ our Lord.
There are many pieces of spiritual armor which God has prepared for our protection during our time on earth, and those that know their God and trust His Word will continuously carry that Shield-of-Faith - by taking every thought captive to Christ and Standing Firm On The Word Of Faith.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You that You have fully equipped us to overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil, with such wonderful pieces of spiritual armour. Thank You for the Shield-of-Faith, with which we are enabled to extinguish all the flaming arrows and fiery darts of the evil one. Help us to stand fast on the promises of God and to keep our eyes looking to Jesus. Thank You that we have not only been saved by grace through faith in Him, but that in the power of the Holy Spirit we may live by grace through faith. Father, we pray that we will live by faith and not by sight, to Your eternal praise and glory. This we ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.