These days the assault on our faith in the Lord is coming at us from all sides, unfortunately even from within the church at times. Before you go and get mad or depressed thinking that the fight is too big or the odds astronomical, take hope in the Lord and be glad, he didn’t leave us naked in our fight for our faith, in the bible he gave us tools to sustain us and take the fight to the Devil. In modern times we have also come up with even more tools to help us out. so I’m gonna go through a couple with you now.

1. First off the first and best place you should always look is the Bible, it is the divinely inspired Word of God, and if the Creator of the Universe tells someone to write something down, you better believe there is a reason for it. Now there are a multitude of translations out there for everyone and mind. I prefer the New Living Translation owing to the fact that it is both easy to read and still does a commendable job of making the message accessible to the next generation in a way the that the King James Version can’t hope to match. In the Bible is one of the most famous passages I refer to it the Armor of God. It is found in Ephesians 6:10-18 and it states: “10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.”
2. Along the lines of being accessible I would also highly suggest getting some sort of Concordance and/or a devotional. In other words some sort of guidebook to the Bible, it makes talking about certain subject. If you see me with my Bible in hand you will see Book of Where To Find It in the Bible as well: If you would like a copy, send me an email or a comment and I will see to it that you get a copy at no cost to yourself at all. http://www.amazon.com/Nelsons-Little-Book-Where-Bible/dp/0785247084
3. If you are reading this then you are on the internet, probably quite frequently if all of the statistics are to be believed. It has happened to me and I am sure it has happened to you as well, clicking on a link and suddenly being assaulted by images and things that you never wished to see. If you have the Mozilla Firefox as your internet browser you are in luck. If you don’t then I suggest you do, its free and the tools available to you are amazing. Anyway the addon is called cooliris and it allows you to hover your mouse over a link and it will give you a snapshot of what lays before you if you click on it. It can be found here: http://www.cooliris.com/Site/download-firefox.html
   1. Since you are on the internet, you might as well use it to glorify God while you are at it. Therefore I suggest you check out these sites, all are useful and great:
      • www.biblegateway.com : This site is one of my favorites, it will help you find most anything in the Bible, only without the nasty papercuts. Also found is a read along summary and footnotes that are both enlightening and concise.
      • www.mylifeministries.org : This may be a shameless plug but this site has it all.
        • A Christian forum with many true Prayer Warriors and a willingness to help.
        • One of, if not the only and best, Christian radio podcast program, Two Blind Squirrels. They keep it real with funny stuff but still manage to deliver powerful tidbits along the way. I personally keep three months worth of podcasts on my MP3 player at all times, the first thing I do every morning is fire up the lap top and load the latest podcast to listen to on my way to work
        • Great people all around with amazing ministries, through blogs, podcast, and other great tools.
4. Above all there are two things that I firmly believe, and these are supported in the bible. You need a good church to support you. Try as you might you cannot convince me that one person can stand the onslaught of the world better than a group of believers standing together and supporting each other. Bible verses supporting this are:
   1. Matthew 18:20 (NLT) “For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
   2. Hebrews 10:25 (NLT) “For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”

   The other tool that no Christian should be without is prayer. Communicating with you Creator and Savior works wonders for your attitude and soul. Not just that but you are called to pray in the bible. Even Jesus prayed, think about that.

   1. Philippians 4:6 (NLT) Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
   2. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT) 16Be joyful always; 17pray continually; 18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

So there you go, some more tools for you to walk through this world, I hope they help you all. God bless and I pray for you all, though I know not all of your names, I still pray for you

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