Standing strong

Recently our Rabbi started a new series about the full armor of G-d. That’s not what he called it, but that pretty much what it is. We as believers need to release there are two different things, the spirit world and then the physical world. Sometimes when things happen it’s not because of us as people but because spirits our leading us to be that way or influencing us. This is why it is important to put on the full Armor of G-d. Ephesians 6: 10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
The thing is when people sin and do evil things many times they think they are doing it for the betterment of other people, even though the behavior can cause a lot of pain in the people involved and maybe cause a ripple effect of people being wounded.
12For 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. 13Therefore 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, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And 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 saints.
We are encourage to put on the full armor of G-d but many people do not know what that is. Shoot I never really understood it until a few years ago. We need to be in prayer and we should be studying the Word of G-d. We also need to be aware of when things are not going well, that sometimes it not the person the problem is with but because something is causing some static.
Lately my husband and I have been experiencing a fair amount of static in communication. This is a easy place for him in writing and I am verbal in communicating. We both have different styles but sometimes when things are hard and we haven’t been sleeping well or what ever we are more apt to fall for the schemes. Lately we have been stressed and one of us is a bottler and the other one is the just get it out… Well when that don’t happen a lot then we both become bottlers and theres the easy opening for the enemy to walk right through. Yes I see it and understand it but it takes two to solve it.
It has been hard on both of us dealing with his mother illness. Last night someone commented at church that they where impressed with how I think and treat my husband parents. Today I was talking to someone because seriously, I was at a point where I needed to get some stuff off my chest and talking to my husband wasn’t going to be good. Not that he not supportive but he just has enough to deal with. Last night I found out a friend of mine has cancer, another older lady. So I started to feel like cancer all around, when or where will it end. Yes I know selfish of me to feel this way. I shouldn’t feel angry but I do. I know this is okay, because it is apart of the process I must go through, but I also know when I am angry and sad, I know I tend to take it out on the closes person to me. I try not to but I must be the biggest failure there is at this because I am doing horrible at communicating to anyone. Writing letters don’t work because I doubt I say things right. I could write songs but I don’t want everything to sound sad, and unhappy. I know I have written happy things, and worship songs but it seems I have a over abundance of sad ones.
Our brain is like memory cards, when something similar happens it like you start recalling things from another experience. Sometimes this is good and sometimes it is painful. It’s during these times my husband and I both need to make sure we are putting on the full Armor of G-d and that we are praying for each other.