Ephesians 6-10-13 "Be Strong in the Lord

But how long did you spend scrolling on social media yesterday or even this morning? How long did you spend looking for something to watch on TV last night? Or if you're in my house, trying to agree on something to watch last night. That usually takes up the whole time. Looking for something to mindlessly entertain you. I challenge you. The next time you find yourself doom scrolling, channel surfing, or flipping through streaming services looking for something new. Shut the TV off. [00:19:12] (47 seconds)  #PutThePhoneDown

Don't just grab the belt of truth and say that's good enough. And don't just put on the helmet of salvation and say that'll do. God gives us the whole set and it works together. Yeah. Putting on the whole armor of God is how you stand in God's strength to resist and to withstand the enemy. [00:14:45] (26 seconds)  #WearTheWholeArmor

And you may fail at times, and you may come up short at others. We all do. We are imperfect creatures. But don't stop. Because even when you're tired and you're in the midst of a spiritual battle where you can't seem to find the force through the trees and you feel weak, remember that it is his strength that you rely on, not your own. And his power is made perfect in our weakness. God's power is in you. [00:16:13] (45 seconds)  #StrengthInWeakness

Put your phone down and grab this and read. Try to challenge yourself to press in because this is God's word to you. The days of prophets like Isaiah and Ezekiel are over. There's no more divine revelation. There's no more prophets coming. This is God's word to you. This is how he speaks to you and how he tells you how to resist sin and how to resist and to withstand the devil and how to stand in his strength. [00:19:59] (51 seconds)  #BibleSpeaksToday

In this war, we don't fight with rifles, rockets, and bombs. We don't wear cavalar and bulletproof vests. Our enemy does not rely on mankind's weapons of war. They can't stop him or make him flee from the battlefield. We can't resist the spiritual forces with tanks and planes. It's the armor of god himself we must put on to resist the temptations of sin and the devil. And don't just grab one piece. [00:14:01] (44 seconds)  #ArmorNotArms

what a blessing we have from God. That verse 10 says, finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might, and not find your inner strength That's right. Because you got this all on your own. Because my friends, if you didn't know or understand this already, you don't got this, and you're not supposed to. We are not called to stand in our own strength, but in God's, which is our first point. Stand in God's strength. [00:03:07] (43 seconds)  #StandInGodsStrength

And turning to him in prayer, praying to God, our heavenly father, in the name of our savior, Jesus Christ, take your joy, Take your happiness and your love to him in thankful prayer. Take your troubles, your struggles, and your woes to him in prayer. I promise you he's there, and he hears every word of it. And when you ask him for his strength, he will give it. Maybe not in the way that you would expect or maybe not in the way that you were hoping for, but he will give it. [00:20:50] (48 seconds)  #BringItToPrayer

As you wield the sword of the spirit, which is his word, as we will learn more about in the coming weeks, we strike back against the enemy with blows he is powerless against. When we read his word, when we speak his word, and when we live out his word. Now you might be sitting there thinking, okay. That's good to know. I should be standing in god's strength against the devil and these cosmic forces and putting on this armor. But how do I do that? [00:17:44] (46 seconds)  #WieldTheWord