Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:10-11 KJV
Life is a battle! Whether you know it or not, whether you are aware of not, whether you are prepared or not. The battle of life will go on and we are all in the army of life, fighting the battles of life.
If somehow or the other we don’t seem to be winning or getting ahead, then there is either something not right with you or something not right with the battle you are fighting.
What at the things that makes a person a good soldier
- Training
- Good health
- Preparation
- Discipline
Why do they insist so much on discipline in the military?
- Without discipline there cannot be any cohesion or moving in the same direction
- Lack of discipline can pull the whole army down Joshua 7:1-5
- Discipline is a sign of obedience to law and rules 1 Samuel 15:22
- To protect yourself so you are not kicked out
We have to be disciplined. If we are going to be a child of God, if we are going to win the battle we have to be disciplined/ When the battle is toughest been the right type of soldier will help us in going far.
When David was going to fight Goliath what did Saul tell David? That he was not a soldier and Goliath has been a soldier from young. The devil we fight with has been fighting battles even before we were born, before man was banished to the earth. He waged a war on Adam, on Abraham, on David and a lot of others.
The enemy has different battle strategies, they are not weary but keep coming. Many Christians do not like battles because we have become lazy. This laziness has affected the whole world. The enemy knew what and who we would be from where we were born and the major goal of their battle is that we do not become who we were created to become.
We are the greatest and best creation of God must not lose the battle! We just need to be more disciplined. What we need is a little more push to push it through. We need to take the battle more seriously for our own good.
How can we fight the battle? How can we win the battle? All that we need is as seen in Ephesians 6:13-18. This gives us a complete picture of what the soldiers of Christ need to win over the enemy and to fulfill purpose and reach our destined promised land.
- Taking unto yourself the whole armour of God
- Having your loins girt about with truth
- Having on the breastplate of righteousness
- Your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace
- Taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked
- Take on the helmet of salvation
- The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God
- Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit
- Watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints
