Devotional: Let’s Be Warriors

This week I spent a lot of time talking with God about the same old mountains. You know the ones I’m talking about–the kind you just keep going around and around. The struggle you can’t seem to defeat once and for all. The fears you can’t seem to completely lay down. The lies from the enemy that keep coming up. We all have those “things” in our lives–each and every one of us faces different battles. I felt defeated this week, out of energy, out of strength, and to be honest a little frustrated with God for not making it all go away. But then I realized something: I can either be a warrior or a victim.

In this life we can either put on the full armor of God and just wait for a miracle. Or we can put on the armor of God and go to battle.

“Be strong with the Lord’s mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against the strategies and tricks of the devil.” Ephesians 6:10-11

I think many of us are going way too easy on the enemy. We don’t recognize the full power we have available through Jesus Christ. It’s honestly something I’m still trying to wrap my mind around, but when it suddenly clicks, everything changes. We start to see ourselves as warriors, ready for battle in the strength of Christ, instead of cowering, fearful slaves chained to the enemy.

You can either let the enemy defeat you, or you can put on the armor of God and go to battle.

You can either run from your fears or turn and face them head on.

You can either fight in your own strength or embody the strength of Jesus.

You can behave like a cowering, fearful slave or fight back like a warrior, adopted into God’s army.

I want to be a warrior for Christ. I want to put on the full armor of God, with the name of Jesus Christ across my breastplate
and go to battle. Let’s stop going so easy on the enemy–believing his lies, living in defeat and discouragement, worried about the future, full of shame, never feeling worthy. It’s time to put that victim mentality aside and embody the strength of Jesus.

Let’s be warriors! With the name of Jesus Christ across our breastplate, let’s go to battle.

“Use every piece of God’s armor to resist the enemy in the time of evil, so that after the battle you will be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the sturdy belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the good news, so that you will be fully prepared. In every battle you will need faith as your shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by satan. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God.” Ephesians 6:13

“So you should not behave like cowering, fearful slaves. You should instead behave like God’s very own children, adopted into his family, calling him “Father, dear Father.” Romans 8:15

LET’S GO.