Faith is not asking God to stop the storm. It’s trusting Him to get you through it.

I remember my brother and I playing darts as kids. After hanging the dart board on a gate, he stepped back to throw while I stepped to the side.

Well, wouldn’t you know it. As I looked at the board, he planted one square in the side of my head above my ear! No blood. No foul where we came from. I should have been behind him or at least looking at him so I could have moved out of the way!

We have an enemy who loves to throw darts at us, the thoughts that seemingly come out of nowhere from without. And guess what those flaming darts are? Lies, as Satan is the father of lies and can say nothing but lies. Though some, at times, sound pretty believable!

How we defeat them is ingenious on God’s part – the shield of faith. Notice it is the shield (Eph. 6:16) that puts out the flames, not the person’s head! Yet, for them to be put out, they must hit the shield. This means the believer must be on the lookout for them to know where to put their shield.

This takes faith. Faith in the Spirit to give you the truths needed to win the battle. Faith to actually listen for them. And then faith to actually use them in a real-life battle for your mind and heart.

This is where the rubber meets the road. You can say you believe the Bible, but it’s not faith until you actually use them when attacked. Your belief is weak at best or useless at most until you use those truths in action.

Your enemy will use all kinds of lies to destroy your life. But you have to know where to put your shield. This way the truth of Jesus can douse those flames leaving you unscathed and victorious.

The days are coming when our faith will be tested. Hopefully, we will be the last ones standing victoriously. Start winning now!