I’m needing to be deliberate and purposeful on my earthly journey with Jesus Christ. I’m looking for tools to aid in my journey both casual and formal. My armor needs to be reinforced and updated to meet heads on given today anti Faith culture. Last but not least prayers are on the top of my list.

Sincerely in Christ
Andrea

Andrea,

What a beautiful request! To be deliberate and purposeful! Amen! That is the only way to journey with Christ properly. Not long ago, God showed me the importance of stringing habits together. Meaning, commit to doing something new right after you do something that is already a habit. In my case, contrary to my nature, I started making my bed every morning. Then, while making my bed, I pray to God and dedicate my day to Him and ask that I will love my neighbors well, that I will see opportunities to be a good neighbor, and be a good steward of His resources. Then, more recently, I desired to scribe Psalm 119. I started scrubbing a few days in a row and then I stopped. I contemplated why I stopped scribing, but I was determined to start again, so I decided to scribe immediately after making my bed. As such, I created a new habit by linking it to a pre-existing habit. A couple of months later, I finished scribing Psalm 119 and have now started scribing Proverbs. After scribing for a few months now, I feel scribing is a new habit and something feels 'off' when I miss doing it. Looking back, I see that 'being purposeful' was key to how I started scribing.

Another key thing is asking 'how do I love my neighbor well?' Recently I learned it is more about me listening than trying to persuade. Listening is something I am still learning to do, but I am seeing the rewards of doing that.

Stay strong in Him and keep the faith, sister. He is always with us!

Being filled with the Holy Ghost is the only way to reinforce your armor and keep it that way.. To receive and to stir its gifts everyday. I pray Jesus lead you into all Truth.

Acts 19
[1] And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
[2] He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
[3] And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
[4] Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
[5] When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.