I wanted to share these thoughts by Rachelle Sorensen:
Since we are studying Ephesians and the armor of God, I wanted to share something I learned about the sword of the spirit. I still think about it occasionally years later. A guy said he learned some fencing in college. He mentioned that it takes years and years of study and practice to become good with a sword.
The
Spirit is like that. If we want to be able to “wield it,” we need to
become masters and really learn all of the techniques of how to use it.
A
sword can be used for defense and offense. To me this means the spirit
can warn us of ways to protect ourselves or it can tell us to take
action and move forward in some way.
Swords
can be used to protect others. We can fight Satan while defending our
families and friends and neighbors and the spirit will show us how (I
also realized we can use our shield of faith to shield our kids while
they are making their own shields). All the other armor only protects
the person wearing it.
Anyway,
the imagery is SO much more powerful to me now! I want to become a
master swordswoman now as I valiantly and expertly wield my sword of the
spirit.
What are some ways the Spirit has guided you as you have raised your family?
