Stand, part 2

Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. ~ Ephesians 6:14 NLT

After God told me to stand, I had to remember What, Where, and How to stand.

What: We stand on God’s Word.

There are well over 3,000 promises in God’s Word.  When problems arise and the enemy attacks, we must find the promises upon which to stand. But the LORD’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken. ~ Psalm 33:11 NLT

Where: We stand on the Rock

God is our rock, protection, fortress, refuge, stronghold against trouble.  Where else would we turn or stand? He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. ~ Psalm 62:6 NKJV

How: We stand in our Full Armor

The armor of God enables us to not only stand, but to defeat our enemy, disabling his attacks and enabling our advance. So stand firm and hold your ground, having tightened the wide band of truth (personal integrity, moral courage) around your waist and having put on the breastplate of righteousness (an upright heart), and having strapped on your feet the gospel of peace in preparation [to face the enemy with firm-footed stability and the readiness produced by the good news].  Above all, lift up the [protective] shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. ~ Ephesians 6:14-17 AMP

Whether you’re facing unemployment, pain or sickness in your body, struggles with your children or other family members, an overwhelming mountain of debt, or any number of issues, find your promises from God and remember to STAND!

©Heather Potts 2016

Stand

Therefore, put on the complete armor of God, so that you will be able to [successfully] resist and stand your ground in the evil day [of danger], and having done everything [that the crisis demands], to stand firm [in your place, fully prepared, immovable, victorious]. So stand firm and hold your ground… ~ Ephesians 6:13-14 AMP (emphasis added)

For a long time, I was lackadaisical in taking my thoughts captive. Though I heard God speaking to me regularly, I wasn’t standing firm against the enemy. In my laziness, I began to listen to the enemy’s voice, too. The more I listened, the more the enemy’s lies became my thoughts and before too long, I found myself too weak to stand. But God wasn’t giving up on me. At the October Worship Wednesday, Pastor Bryan Meadows challenged us to get real, really real, with ourselves and with God. It wasn’t easy, but when I did, my Father told me I was ready and He challenged me to STAND!

The armor of God is for standing. We are able to stand because Christ holds the victory. Because He is in us, we hold the position—the proper and appropriate place—of victory. If you’ve been lackadaisical in taking your thoughts captive, if you’ve been entertaining the lies of the enemy—as true as they may sound—I challenge you to get really real with God and then stand your ground. When you do, the enemy will flee from you.

And the Master, God, stays right there and helps me, so I’m not disgraced. Therefore I set my face like flint, confident that I’ll never regret this. ~ Isaiah 50:7 MSG

©Heather Potts 2016