Verse of the Day Ephesians 6: 16

" In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one"

In all circumstances..
Now if I were going into battle I don't think I would have a problem remembering to bring my shield, I would never complain about carrying this huge thing around because I know how important it is to keeping me self. No matter how tired I am or how many other things I have to carry, the shield would be high on the list of things to keep
So when it comes to a much more important battle of life in Christ we need to remember the absolute necessity of taking up the shield of faith.
No matter what my day looks like, no matter how tired I am or how busy or how frustrated, if I don't remember this, I am open for attack from temptation
So what does it mean to take up the shield of faith, well just like all of the other parts of the armor, it takes a conscious decision to take it up, being purposeful and remembering to do it all the time. For a shield of faith would be a remembrance of God's protection in past circumstances and a knowledge of His word that will give future assurance of protection. As you surround yourself with God's word and with other christians who are constantly building you up in Christ, you find yourself able to block temptation much easier. This means memorizing God's word "Your word oh Lord have I hidden in my heart that I might not sin against you", getting accountability - finding people to talk with and encourage and be encouraged by and to hold you accountable to what God's word calls us to
Faith is believing the word of God and acting upon it, no matter how I feel, because God promises a good result
Without the shield of faith, temptation will come, and sin will follow, but with it you may, as Paul states over and over in chapter 6, be able to stand and prevail
Remember that it is an everyday thing, an all the time thing, and a no matter how I feel thing