{"id":4017,"date":"2019-07-14T07:10:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T11:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=4017"},"modified":"2019-07-02T15:52:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T19:52:29","slug":"the-shield-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=4017","title":{"rendered":"The Shield of Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Me:\u00a0 What is that Prodigal?<\/p>\n

Prodigal:\u00a0 It is my shield and I need to use it today.<\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 Let me share how the shield is used.<\/p>\n

This is from the book Overcoming Spiritual Blindness by James P. Gills, M.D.<\/p>\n

The most versatile defensive armor of the soldier was his shield.\u00a0 With great quickness, he could quickly divert blows and fiery arrows from many angles.\u00a0 This shield, Paul says, is our faith–faith in God’s Word and in the living, reigning God who spoke it and stands by it.\u00a0 It is faith that we are protected by Christ-our Shield.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spiritual blindness deadens our faith and leaves us unshielded from the enemy.\u00a0 However, true living faith holds up what God’s Word says to divert the lies that the devil shoots into the mind.\u00a0 These lies are the soul-damaging and soul-destroying deceptions that come at us out of our blind spots and stir us to reject God’s way–the good way, the only way–and pursue the way of self and sin.\u00a0 First Peter 5:9 tells us to resist the devil steadfastly in the faith.\u00a0 And John declares, “This is the victory that has overcome the world–our faith” (1 John 5:4).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bible declares that God is our shield and exceedingly great reward (Gen. 15:1).\u00a0 And He is our very present help in time of trouble (Psalm 46:1).\u00a0 When I can see clearly, I am shielded from the debilitating effects of accusation and malicious criticism by believing only what God says about me.\u00a0 He says I am loved with an everlasting love (Jere. 31:3).\u00a0 Accusers will say that God has cast me off, but faith says He will never leave me nor forsake me (Heb. 13.5).<\/strong><\/p>\n

You want to focus on the slander, the hurt, the critics and their words.\u00a0 How could people say so many things about you, and think they know you and yet have never spoken to you.\u00a0 Forgive them and now focus on the truth of what God says about you.<\/p>\n

But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 5:14<\/p>\n

Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n

www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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