Everyday life can be a battle. It can be overwhelming, but it can also be a lot of fun. If you wake up deciding to hate everyone and every aspect of your day, then things will not go the way you were hoping. However, if you wake up with as much positivity as you can and give the day to God, your day will end up being so much better.
When you pray about everything before you start your day, it normally goes a lot smoother. All you can do is ask Him to give you the strength, courage, wisdom, and discernment to face each day head-on with the opportunity to do everything you need to do. The truth is, the battle never stops in life. The good news is that in His word, God gave you the armor you need to face the battle head-on.
The Battle Never Stops
From the time you are born until the time you get called home by God, your battle and fight for life never stops. Every day is a battle of the soul and mind. It is also a spiritual battle of the heart. There will be forces armed to attack you including satan. Satan will tell you how bad your life is, and he will lie to you to make you believe it. The world may seem as though it is crumbling at your feet, but don’t give into that lie either. There is nothing you can’t do with God at your side. Even though the battle never stops, you can still face it with faith and trust in God.
Put On The Armor Of God
Face the battles of life with the armor of God. God does not give you battles without giving you the right tools in which to face them. He gives you His truth, righteousness and the gospel of peace. The Holy Spirit also gives you the shield of faith, so you can stand firm against any temptation. God even gave you the sword of His spirit.
The Devil Attacks In Many Forms
There are both physical and spiritual forces of evil in this world, but God also gives you a way to stand firm in your faith. He also gives you a way to stand against the powers of Satan by reciting scripture and proclaiming God’s power over your life every day. If you speak the name of Jesus, the devil will flee.
Take the time to really read and meditate on what putting on the full armor of God really means. Take the time to soak in the fact that God has given you all the tools you could ever need to counterattack Satan’s attacks on you. He prowls both in the physical form and in the spiritual form and even in mental form.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 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.
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. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. Ephesians 6:10-18 NIV
Remember You Are God’s Child
Whenever the battle seems to be getting to be too much, look up towards Him, or fall on your knees and pray for Him to give you a way out, even if it is one that you cannot see.
You belong to Him, and He does not want to see His child suffer. He will not even let you be tempted more than you can bear without providing a way out of it as well.
No matter the battles that rage around you at work, at home or in your relationships, friendships, or, marriage, or, in your family, you are loved. Remember that you are, have been, and that you always will be a child of the living God. Remember whose you are, whom you belong to. He will never leave you or forsake you.
There is nothing you can not get through when you face your everyday battles with the Lord at your side.
“Life is an uphill battle. But it’s our choice whether or not we make it up the mountain. We can choose to give up or keep climbing to see the view at the top. The view is almost always worth the climb.”-Alexis Wohler
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