The Purity Walk

Upon all the thinking and talking about the walk to purity, I started doubting the very topic, because what if we fail and what if and what if. But the truth is, those are all fiery darts from the enemy, putting doubt in my mind, giving me reason to fear, but Jesus has gone before us, yes we will have hard times, yes we will struggle, but the more we turn our eyes to Him, the more we are taking our thoughts from what our flesh may desire and putting our thoughts onto what God longs for us.

On my way to work this morning, I heard a sermon on The Armor of God and I was reminded that the battles that wage in us are not battles of flesh and blood, but are battles against the enemy of our souls. We need to be diligent to put on the Armor of God, we need to do this every single day and use it to battle what is going to come our way, God has gone before us, He has made a way, doesn't mean that barriers and obstacles will not be in our way, but it just means that He has allowed us the ability to navigate them, the ability to seek Him and the bond of 3 is not easily broken.

At the conclusion to the message, this prayer was said and I think it is key to walking every single day and something that might be good to print out, so that we can be ready.

Prayer: The Warrior’s Prayer

Heavenly Father, Your warrior prepares for battle. Today I claim victory over Satan by putting on the whole armor of God!

I put on the Girdle of Truth!
May I stand firm in the truth of Your Word so I will not be a victim of Satan’s lies.

I put on the Breastplate of Righteousness!
May it guard my heart from evil so I will remain pure and holy, protected under the blood of Jesus Christ.

I put on the Shoes of Peace!
May I stand firm in the Good News of the Gospel so Your peace will shine through me and be a light to all I encountI take the Shield of Faith!
May I be ready for Satan’s fiery darts of doubt, denial and deceit so I will not be vulnerable to spiritual defeat.

I put on the Helmet of Salvation!
May I keep my mind focused on You so Satan will not have a stronghold on my thoughts.

I take the Sword of the Spirit!
May the two-edged sword of Your Word be ready in my hands so I can expose the tempting words of Satan.
By faith your warrior has put on the armor of God!