Be sure to protect the mind

"Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. ¹⁴ Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. ¹⁵ For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.^{[d] 16} In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.^{[e] 17} Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." (Eph 6:13-17)

Salvation is turning to Christ and accepting that his death on the cross buried all of my sins if I simply accept Christ as my Savior.  Prov 18:10 says, "The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe."  When I start to feel discouraged I simply call on the name of Jesus and the discouragement is gone.  When I am fearful I call on Jesus and the fear is gone.  When I feel guilty I turn to Jesus and He reminds me that He paid for the guilt on the Cross.  So I am set free. 

Most of the battles I fight today are in my mind.  The mind is very powerful. Someone once said to me, "If you want to know what you believe, look at your life."  The mind is constantly turning our thoughts into reality so it is important to have my mind covered by the helmet of salvation.  When God rules our mind, all of our true hidden desires are continually being thrust into reality.  I know that God knows better than I do the true desires of my heart. That guy I wanted to marry but it never worked out.  Thank God!!!  That car I thought I wanted but when I got it, what a disappointment.  I still felt the same emptiness.  Only God can satisfy the emptiness inside.

This is the last chapter of Ephesians and what a teacher it is.  Paul sitting in prison talking about the faithfulness of God.  May God show you God's faithfulness today!!!