"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." (Eph. 6:10-11)
This week I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Chuck Lawless speak to a group of ladies about spiritual warfare. He challenged us that in dealing with spiritual warfare, we need to be on the OFFENSIVE team. We are intentionally engaging the enemy when we are witnessing or trying to build a relationship in order to love that person and share Christ. We must do it with the full armor of God.
We will get defeated when we try to get involved in evangelism in our strength. We are told in the Scriptures that we have already won the battle; therefore, we must keep on keeping on. Dr. Lawless challenged us to remember that the enemy wants us to either (1) Mess up (2) Give up or (3) Get puffed up. Let us stand firm together, not fall into those three lies of Satan, and stay on the offensive!
