10 In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].
11 Put on God's whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil.
12 For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.
13 Therefore put on God's complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].
We do not battle against flesh and blood... you know, sometimes I forget that. Sometimes I allow myself to believe that lie. That lie that people are my problem. That if those people, or that pastor or that person... or whatever. I'm not waiting for physical things. People are not my problem, in anything. It's so easy to blame people and allow discord and disunity come, but isn't that our enemy's plan? That we would fight each other, instead of him? Forgive me for pointing that gun (figuratively) in the wrong direction. Forgive me for getting confused and getting off track. I've got an enemy to deal with. Sometime I forget to have my game face on. Sometimes I loose sight of the prise, and sometimes I blame the wrong force. OK, alot of time. And in alot of situations. I think it's time we contended against who the actual enemy is. And I think it's time to forgive people. They were never my problem in the first place.
