Shield of faith

Ephesians 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Shields served two purposes to protect some parts or whole parts of the body. Meaning there were both small and long shields. 

Remember that righteousness comes through faith which faith acts by love. So such a faith which we saw yesterday is a breastplate that protects an individual. There's a common saying I learnt from my wife Pr Daphine that it's a healthy person who is able to work. Everything, ministry, job, socialising, depends on you being perfectly healthy to work. So you need to work on building your faith up so that you stay abreast in this war of life. Some people are still alive but have given up the fight of life. They have no more zeal to go out there to win, expand God's kingdom or even hope for a brighter tomorrow. Their faith was attacked. They are now so lifeless that they even exude negativity. Don't allow yourself to reach such ends. Perhaps you need to take time off to rest and reawaken spiritually. You see Jesus had time off alone to refresh spiritually. It may be the most important thing which will boost your faith again. 

On another front, attacks against all that is yours is inevitable once you are involved in spiritual warfare. The attack may come against your closest family, friends, finances, or even property. So you need to keep watch not to fail in your ministry when that happens. It means your on the offensive, making serious onslaughts against the enemy. It's on such grounds that pastors' or ministers' kids become spoiled, some of their marriages breakdown, they become isolated from their biological families, etc. What does someone do in such cases? They need to appropriate their faith over those circumstances so that everything that concerns them is protected. 

EK