Ephesians 6, 365 DAYS OF LOVE #295

MEMORY VERSE: "Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had nearly slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills. Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. From their callous hearts come iniquity; the evil conceits of their minds know no limits. The scoff, and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression. Their mouths lay claim to heaven and their tongues take possession of the earth. Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance. They say, "How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?" This is what the wicked are like--always carefree, they increase in wealth. Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure; in vain have I washed my hands in innocence. All day long I have been plagued--I have been punished every morning. If I had said, "I will speak thus," I would have betrayed your children. When I tried to understand this, it was oppressive to me until I entered the sanctuary of God, then I understood their final destiny. Surely you placed them on slippery ground, you cast them down into ruin." Psalm 73:1-19

NOTES:  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. ¹⁴Stand 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.

Lately, I've been starting off my prayer times with a prayer that I would take on the full armor of God. I think this week I began to really realize how it truly is a spiritual battle against the devil, and how important it is to take up the full armor of God each and every day. I slept shortly after the prayer meeting, but I woke up at around 4:30am. Since I couldn't go back to sleep, I decided to pray and wait on God for about an hour. I went back to sleep, but shortly after I was awakened with something like scissor lock. It felt like someone had taken a giant wooden board and pressed it against my body so that I couldn't breathe. I prayed in the name of Christ, and the pressure immediately went away. Afterwards, I turned on all the lights and read my Bible more haha. It was the first time that it had happened to me, and I definitely think there was some spiritual warfare going on. But God is even greater!

ACT OF LOVE: My parents had some guests over, and one of the daughters was my friend in hsf. I talked to her about Christianity and gave her advice on how she can minister her faith to her friends who are nonbelievers. At night, went to a prayer meeting where we prayed for the fellowship and even missions worldwide.