Shield of faith

The Shield of Faith. Trust.

How do I go about my day w/out my shield- of faith. I try and do my devotional every day, so that I can look to Him in His provision for my life. I do it because I trust Him in every aspect of my life. I am set apart from this world to exist in His will, to be a witness of Jesus Christ, to influence those around us- and not to be influence by the understanding of men.

"the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one."

You got to understand how to use this shield. The verb of "extinguish", is an action that we are to utilize.

It is a defense mechanism. Once we are attacked, we defend and then counter attack. The Lord held the enemy in contempt, He did not accept anything that the enemy put on the table. He dealt with it accordingly and rebuked him.

We can use the shield to defend against lies, slander, deceit. Anything to discourage our faith in being a friend of Jesus. It is used to put a stop to anything that the enemy is using to discourage you.

If you have a strong faith, you will have a stronger shield. God will build you up to strengthen your shield, so don't worry about failing. The enemy will persist in attacking your weak shield, until you are able to defend him. The stronger soldier will attain victory. God will allow testing of your faith, over and over, until you are victorious in that trial.

How are we to counter attack??? With the same vengeance as the enemy? Or, to humble ourselves before God. Do not return evil for evil. It can be hard to understand how to react in our fleshly lives. We have all heard "WWJD", right. What Would Jesus Do- is what we need to ask ourselves how to react in that situation. The Holy Spirit can also prompt us. Jesus said that "do not worry what you need to say, for I will put words in your mouth at that time.

I have been put down. I was defeated. I was being pummelled into depression. I looked and surrendered to the word of God, I grabbed that sword, stood up with my shield and defeated the attacks of the enemy.

Arrows of the enemy:
1. Shame
2. Guilt
3. Pride

All of which can discourage us from trusting in God. But, if we use our shield properly in faith, we can then, stand firm and defeat the enemy with the wisdom of which we ask for.