“Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” (vs 11) I always liked this, the analogy is totally awesome. I like the idea that we not only have protection against the forces of Satan in this world but we have weapons to help us spread the word and come against the darkness. Anyway, if you didn’t know I have a hard time picking between Philippians and Ephesians as my most favorite of Paul’s letters.
Q: Can you think of some times when God has answered your prayers or the prayers of people you know?
A: Just recently a friend who I’ve been praying for for a very long time showed some progress. He had left here angry at me, angry at the world. Every time I talked to him, or tried to help him out with his struggles, he would just balk at me, or try to say something hurtful. But I had all but given up hope….so I prayed for him, and avoided him, a tactic I’m beginning to find fairly effective at keeping me from killing things and most successful at effecting change. At any rate, he wrote me, which is huge, and said that he knew he didn’t leave on the best of terms but being where he is makes him realize what he had that he had been ignoring when he was here, and he had found a church where he is. So, this is God answering my prayers for that situation, and hopefully it will continue through till he is happy in his faith and happy with life. But that was great, so I am confident that God does in fact answer prayers.