Wear Your Full Armour
Our battle is not against flesh and blood but against principalities, powers, against rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12). We therefore wear the full armour of God, to protect us against the darts of the evil one.
We are fighting an invisible battle and whenever we decide to take a stand of righteousness for God, the enemy will push back to try to stop us from advancing. Many old tendencies and situations take help from unseen agents of God, in heavenly realms to be made right. Fasting is a time and strategy to connect with God and to sanctify ourselves, as we hear from him and see into the spiritual realm, those things that we need to address and bring into subjection under our feet.
In the natural we may see stubborn problems that refuse to shift, but when we pray and seek God, he gives us spiritual insight into what things in the spirit realm maybe hindering our prayers. Daniel prayed 21 days before Gabriel delivered an answer to his prayer and the report from Gabriel was that the Prince of Persia withstood him. But as Daniel continued to press in with prayer and fasting Michael was sent to fight and assist Gabriel in delivering Daniel’s answer (Daniel 10).
Our prayers cover our heads with the helmet of salvation, to keep out the negative thoughts from the enemy. And as we pray we cast down (command to be silent), arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). As we declare that our minds will be focused on those things and those thoughts that originate from the throne of God:
We start with covering our minds and we declare that we have the mind of Christ, so the enemy cannot bring the spirit of confusion, fear, guilt and doubt. Let us remain steadfast, remain focused and continue to watch in prayer, knowing that greater is he who is in us than he that is in the world.
A.P.-Y.
Published by Anneta Pinto-Young
I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession. Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm. I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing. I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages. View all posts by Anneta Pinto-Young
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