How well do you know your enemy? In this episode we tackle an often-neglected Life Habit, putting on the armor of God and why it's key to keeping our hearts centered on God. Join us as we continue in our online Bible study, The Journey Back to Your Heart.

Show Notes & Links

-Recap:

•  We started our journey with recalibration: leading our heart back to the center of being present with God. 
• Now, we are working through the practices of Renew that keep our hearts in that center place as we grow deeper roots.

-In mythology (the stories of humankind's origin), there are two common themes that have emerged over history: 

• The war between good and evil.
• The quest for love.

-Do we live like we have a real enemy? We need to know the weapons and schemes of our adversary.

-In the New Testament scriptures on spiritual warfare, there are two recurring themes: stand firm and be strong in your faith.

-Don't underestimate the power of the enemy and his army. His "powers" are limited, but his army is powerful.

-Satan's biggest tactic is to get our eyes off the "real" battle (spiritual) and distract us with the battles round us in this world. (2 Cor. 10:3-5)

-We prepare for regular spiritual battle with two things:

• We need a pep talk to develop a battle mindset (Eph. 6:10-13).
• We need to put on every piece of God's armor and understand its purpose (Eph. 6:13-18).

-The offensive weapons help us advance: prayer and The Word (Eph. 6:17-18).

This week's challenge: do a personal Bible study of Eph. 6:10-18 asking God to teach you how to put on the armor of God. You may want to use the SOAP method of study.  Click here for a link to a free tool that will walk you through the SOAP study method. 

Scripture verses in this episode:

• Eph. 6:10-18
• 1 Peter 5:8-9
• 2 Cor. 10:3-5
• Rom. 11:36

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