Day 1: Knowing Your Enemy, Trusting Your God
Reading: Ephesians 6:10-13
The Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 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.
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Devotional:
The battlefield is real whether we acknowledge it or not. Paul does not call us to fear the enemy or obsess over spiritual darkness, but simply to be aware and to stand firm. Too often we exhaust ourselves fighting the wrong battles, against people, against circumstances, against our own past. The real enemy is not flesh and blood. Recognizing this changes everything. When you stop fighting people and start trusting God, your energy is redirected toward the right battle. Today, ask the Lord to open your eyes to where the real struggle lies in your life, and then stand.
Where have you been fighting the wrong battle? What would it look like to redirect that energy toward trusting God instead?
Write down one conflict or frustration you have been carrying. Pray over it today, asking God to help you see it through a spiritual lens rather than a personal one.
The Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 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.
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Devotional:
The battlefield is real whether we acknowledge it or not. Paul does not call us to fear the enemy or obsess over spiritual darkness, but simply to be aware and to stand firm. Too often we exhaust ourselves fighting the wrong battles, against people, against circumstances, against our own past. The real enemy is not flesh and blood. Recognizing this changes everything. When you stop fighting people and start trusting God, your energy is redirected toward the right battle. Today, ask the Lord to open your eyes to where the real struggle lies in your life, and then stand.
Where have you been fighting the wrong battle? What would it look like to redirect that energy toward trusting God instead?
Write down one conflict or frustration you have been carrying. Pray over it today, asking God to help you see it through a spiritual lens rather than a personal one.
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These words really resonated with me today -
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nThe real enemy is not flesh and blood. Recognizing this changes everything. When you stop fighting people and start trusting God, your energy is redirected toward the right battle. Today, ask the Lord to open your eyes to where the real struggle lies in your life, and then stand
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nThis is another example of a fiery dart that Satan is using to distract us. Help me Lord, to not be distracted or tricked into taking my focus off of you.
So, recognizing this does not mean that people aren’t doing, wrong, annoying and even evil things. But recognizing that they’re being manipulated by our real enemy helps me to have compassion, patience and love toward them. I often feel lead to pray for those people that feel like they’re the enemy. Praying for them is powerful. Prayer is what reminds me of where my focus ought to be and He is where my help and salvation comes from.