Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

one of my favorite songs; by far one of the best I can think of to fit this post. Listen while you read.


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Back on track--Do you just ever feel like you don't know, and you don't know what you don't know? That place where you don't know which way is up, which way is down, which way to take a step, whether to run, or to walk, or to just completely stop. It is probably the most confusing, and most awful place I feel like I have ever been. It is such a struggle. I don't know where to go, what to do, what to say.. There are so many things going on in my life right now (both good and bad). It's a battle. Spiritual battles. I am jumping hurtles everyday, and I am getting to the point where I am stumbling and barely making it over them.

Ephesians 6:10-20

New International Version (NIV)

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. ¹⁴ Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵ and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. ¹⁶ In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷ Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

¹⁸ And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. ¹⁹ Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

Ephesians 6:10-20 tells us that we are to stand firm, put on the armor of God and stay strong. We will never stop fighting these battles and trying to catch everything the Devil is pitching at us. The devil sends things our way to throw us off our paths, to make us turn and run, to hurt us and those around us, to tear us apart and make us lose focus of what we are doing. This passage and this song by Chris August tells us that the world tries to battle for our hearts and our attention and our focus but the war has already been won. God will fight every battle with us and for us if we let him. We have to stay focused and no matter what is thrown at us we have to stand our ground. We have to pray, and never stop praying.


It's not easy and I know it. I will speak from experience. When you have a situation going on and you are trying to stay focused and not get distracted things come along and that spark of a distraction turns into a wild fire. People talk, people lie, people gossip, people are deceitful. The devil will use whatever and whoever he can to create a battle and tear us down and keep us from focusing on God and what He has planned out for us. I struggle a lot with these things. I know what is going on around me and I still let it swallow me whole. I drown in the floods the devil sends my way. It's not because I want to, trust me. Things aren't easy and I wish it was. I have to be, we have to be, prayer warriors and let God lead us and help us fight this battle we are with us and for us. We can't do things on our own no matter what we think. That is something I am realizing here lately.


I can't do this on my own. 


I know what God has called me to do, and I know where he is leading me. Sometimes He just wants us to realize that we need to fully rely on Him in all we do and every step we take. 


Pain, confusion, sadness, struggles, happiness, all of it is a chance for growth.


Are you willing to stand up and stand your ground? Let God guide you and lead you? Trust He will take care of us in all situations?

Not knowing what I don't know is hard. Feeling lost is even worse. If I knew though, what would be the point of learning trust, learning to talk to God, and letting him be in control. 




Trust. Obey. Let go & Let God. Pray.