Trip to the Vet

Just getting ready for another year of teaching. So busy right now. I have been thinking a great deal about the armor of God these days. I have been laying my armor down lately instead of picking it up and putting it on. I don't seem to get it that I desperately need it. I don't generally attribute too much to "the devil" as a rule. But I do feel his attack recently. What's really interesting about Ephesians 6 is that we are just commanded to put it on and then just stand firm. We are told to stand firm several times. Stand firm in the assurance that the armor is what we need. And if you think about the armor it is exactly what we need and exactly what we already possess - faith, righteousness, the gospel, salvation, the Word, truth. I have faith given to me, I am made righteous already in Christ, the good news is what I live, the Word is right in front of me, and I know the truth. What am I lacking? Picking it all up and putting it all on! Lord forgive me for my laziness and for thinking that You have not given me what I think I need. Solo Deo Gloria!