Warfare part two -

3) Feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. You may not think of shoes as "armor", as warfare but nothing defeats the devil like "Going into all the world and preaching the Gospel to every creature". Mk:16:15, Is:52:7...We don't just receive, we must also give, with every heartbeat we take in and we give out...so it is with the kingdom of God - His is a kingdom of receiving AND giving - Mt:10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers (leprosy represents sin), raise the dead, freely you have received, freely give (note: no money is mentioned here, in fact, next verse says take no money). Memorize the Roman road. 1 Peter 3:15 - Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear...Give, give, give - every gift you've received from God is meant to be shared with others (except the white stone with your personal name from God written on it...only known by you and Him). Rev:2:17
4)Shield of Faith -  Heb:11 - We will continually be surrounded by wicked people till the Lord separates the sheep from the goats at the seat of Judgment, therefore we must learn to deal with them. Their hateful words, pregnant with unbelief, must be deflected before they pierce our hearts, like fiery darts. They meant to hurt us and wound us. They are painful. Our faith is our weapon here. By faith we dispute their unbelief. By faith we prove who we are in Christ and more importantly who Christ is in us. By faith we slay giants, do mighty works (miracles), raise the dead, heal the sick and above all - live a holy lifestyle pleasing to God. By faith, Satan's taunts and lies (and flatteries) bear no fruit in our hearts, harm us not at all, for we walk in Truth and Righteousness. Faith gives wings to godly things. Faith is the marriage bed upon which our love for God is consummated. We are enabled to become doers of the Word, not just hearers only, by faith. Part three soon...