i just want to address that there is a war. It exists and to deny that is to deny all that we believe in with our fight between good and evil. i also want to give tools on how to approach life in this regard.
The Bible is sooo clear on this in Ephesians 6:10-17
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1 Finally, draw your strength from the Lord and from His Mighty Power.
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Put on the Armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil.
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For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens.
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Therefore, put on the Armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground.
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So stand fast with your loins girded in Truth, clothed with Righteousness as a breastplate,
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and your feet shod in readiness for the Gospel of Peace.
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In all circumstances, hold Faith as a shield, to quench all (the) flaming arrows of the evil one.
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And take the Helmet of Salvation and the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.
Every natural situation is affected by the supernatural. Verse 10 tells us clearly to "draw our strength from the Lord and from His Mighty Power!"...too often we draw strength from people, money, intellect, actions, ....and usually the last thing we do is then turn to God. Well we have things out of order. We, as believers, should first turn to God and then discern what to do, who to go to, what to say etc., for without God anything we do is limited, but with Him, there is no limit.
i love this armor that is spoken of in Scripture. It helps us see that we are fighting a war, not with people around us but with a darkness that desires nothing more than our failure and to keep us away from Our Dear Father in Heaven. What are the pieces of this armor that will protect us in life?....Truth, Righteousness, Gospel of Peace, Faith, Salvation, Word of God and the Spirit of the Living God. Wow...how much clearer does it have to be?
i was watching on EWTN the movie, "Mary of Nazareth" which aired last Sat. and will finish this week Sat. January 7, 2017 at 8 pm. This movie mesmarized all who watched , people of all ages men and women alike. Mary and Joseph were precious. The actors portrayed such innocense and purity and sincerity of heart. i thought how hard in this world to live that out....to trust God in everything...to speak Truth nomatter what....to stop and do the right thing because that is the right thing to do,....we are made fun of when we try to do these things. We often are ridiculed for being naive or too innocent. People literally try to 'grow us up' in the ways of the world, and let me tell you, the ways of world kill the soul.
It is time to reclaim our rightful place in this world. To hold our heads high in our convictions and beliefs. To reclaim that innocense and purity and childlikeness and hold it dear. To look to God to help us in every fight we encounter during our years on this planet knowing full well that any good we do or say comes only from the Grace given to us by God Himself. He Alone gets all the praise!
When you are faced with a war....whatever it may be, fight....fight....open the windows and doors and beg Jesus Himself to come and clean your house out. Read Is 53:17 and put in the names of all those you fight for....use Holy Water, Fast even if you just push away a cookie, Pray and pray some more, give alms even if a cup of coffee in Jesus' Name. Get mad because the devil wants to disrupt our families and our lives and as one of my dear warrior friends said,"to steal our inheritance".... and he has no right. Pray the Rosary even as you do the dishes, wear the Scapula, get blessed Sacramentals in your homes, crucifixes in the bedrooms, pray with your family....Fight under Our King Jesus!!!!
If you want your marriage renewed, fight; need work, fight; your child back, fight; someone to return to God,fight; health, fight; answers to every problem and situation in this world, fight. If whatever we have been doing is not working, we need to up the anti....if you are praying once a day, pray twice; not fasting, start; reading the Word lightly, do more; giving alms once in a while, get serious in your giving.....we want breakthrough and yet we are unwilling to do all we can. We may not get the exact answer we are praying for but we will get what is best for us for Our God Loves us like no other and He has the whole picture before Him.
There is a line in Scripture that is so very clear and i will end with it. Go forward my friends, reclaim the innocense in you, chase Your God and become the warrior you were created to be! Hebrew 12:12-13
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So strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees.
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Make straight paths for your feet, that what is lame may not be dislocated but healed.
Make a difference in your world and the world at large.....for as you and i grow and bask at the Feet of Our God others will want to find it too for themselves and without trying, we will become teachers of many seeking Truth. Fame and fortune are fleeting but a person in deep communion with God is a person sought after, listened to and one that makes a big difference in the daily lives of all those they meet.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence rely not;
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In all your ways be mindful of Him, and He will make straight your paths.
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