Paul invites us to “embrace the power of salvation’s full deliverance, like a helmet to protect your thoughts from lies” (Ephesians 6:17 TPT). It’s dangerous to go through life without the helmet of salvation. Yet, most people do exactly that. They wear no supernatural protection. And when they slip and stumble, they get hurt. Please don’t be among them.

How does one acquire this helmet? Simple: Ask for it. The gift of salvation is yours to receive. Turn your heart toward Jesus in prayer. Tell him you are a sinner in need of a Savior, and he will gladly and immediately receive you into his family. It really is that simple—and marvelous. And once he saves you, God enrolls you in his mental training course. Stinking thinking is a spiritual problem. It requires a spiritual solution, and God provides it!

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