Eph 6: 17

Take the helmet of salvation.

Ps 27: 1-3
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh,
when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.

Romans 12: 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

O God my Savior~
Thank You for noticing and rescuing me when I was an unnoticed, unattractive, and unpopular crippled child. Not only did You notice and rescue me; but You also adopted and accepted me into Your loving family. In Your home, You healed and sanctified me. You made me righteous and holy. I was near death, but now I am ALIVE! Thank you for the gracious gift of Your salvation! I will wear it as a helmet to protect my head.

I am surrounded by bullies who try to prevent me from advancing Your kingdom. They devour me with doubt and discouragement. They attack my abilities and adequacy. They make me feel unworthy and unacceptable. They preoccupy me, and then steal my time and treasure. Anxiety and fear besiege me.

When I trust in You and Your saving grace the brilliant, illuminating light transforms my mind. In the luminosity, my fearful thoughts are changed. You shine truth on deception and empower me to make right choices. As I spend time with You, I see things that are noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirable. With my mind renewed, reeducated, and redirected I begin to think like Jesus. Wearing the helmet of salvation protects me from the brutal bullies. With complete confidence in Your strong power, one by one they stumble and fall.

Thank You for freeing me from their devastating power. Out of love and gratitude, I will set aside my fears, trust You, and go where You send me to serve others with love, kindness and gentleness. I will march forward victoriously, claiming new territory for Your kingdom, honor, and glory because of Jesus. Amen.

I am reading Bruce Wilkenson’s book, The Dream Giver. He is showing me that God has given me a dream to write books and inspire people to grow in faith. The Holy Spirit has shown me the bullies that could prevent the pursuit of my dream: doubt, inadequacy, lack of experience, knowledge, and time. Understanding the power of Christ Jesus in me, I am determined to wear the helmet of salvation to protect my mind from the bullies. With God’s power, I will march forward into unknown territory to discover the dream He has planted in my heart … to write and teach.

God has given you a dream too. Will you put on the helmet of salvation to protect your mind from the bullies?