{"id":3553,"date":"2024-11-06T07:56:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T07:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=3553"},"modified":"2024-11-03T20:01:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T20:01:45","slug":"spiritual-armor-stay-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/spiritual-armor-stay-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Armor: Stay Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Wednesday, November 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spiritual Armor: Stay Alert <\/strong><strong>\ud83d\udea8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. <strong>Ephesians 6:18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In our walk with God, we must remember that one of the primary battlefields is our mind. Every day, we are exposed to countless thoughts, beliefs, and influences\u2014some of them life-giving, and others, meant to tear us down. That\u2019s why Paul urges us to \u201cstay alert.\u201d Spiritual awareness is vital for navigating life\u2019s journey. Staying alert means guarding against distractions, false ideas, and even subtle lies from the enemy that aim to pull us away from God\u2019s truth.<\/p>\n<p>Think of it this way: just as a pothole on the road can damage a car, cause delays, and disrupt a journey, the spiritual \u201cpotholes\u201d the enemy places in our path can do the same to us. These are the situations, temptations, and negative thoughts that can lead us to stumble, creating unnecessary delays, distractions, and even damage to our faith. When we\u2019re alert, praying constantly in the Spirit, we\u2019re less likely to fall victim to these traps. We can see situations for what they are, distractions. We can see a disruption for what it is, a distraction from the enemy. And then we can begin to put all that is wrong right by looking at it through the lens of faith.<\/p>\n<p>Staying alert means being spiritually aware. The enemy is always looking for opportunities to attack, but through prayer and vigilance, we can stand guard. Prayer is the tool God has given us to be on the lookout for these potholes. Through prayer, we become more sensitive to God\u2019s voice and more aware of the enemy\u2019s schemes. Prayer builds up our spiritual armor, helping us recognize what\u2019s from God and what\u2019s a threat to our journey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> Are there any \u201cpotholes\u201d that you\u2019ve encountered recently? How can you use prayer to be more vigilant in your journey?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer for today<\/strong>:<em> Lord, help me to stay alert and aware in my journey with You. Strengthen my mind and guard my heart against distractions and deceptions. Remind me to lean on You through prayer, so I can stand strong in faith and overcome every obstacle in my path. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, November 6 Spiritual Armor: Stay Alert \ud83d\udea8 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. Ephesians 6:18 In our walk with God, we must remember that one of the primary battlefields is our mind. Every day, we are exposed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3560,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3553\/revisions\/3560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}