Truth Of The Spirit

The Breastplate of Righteousness is part 3 of 7 of the series on the Armor of God. The enemy draws you ever inward and away from a relationship with God.  Hardness of heart is not a Breastplate of Righteousness but a breastplate of self.  How do you guard your heart? To be vulnerable to love requires surrender – not to sin but to the imperfections of others. Let God be the perfection of love.  To say “God loves me and so it doesn’t matter what I do or say” shows not reliance on God but a testing of God’s gift of free will.   What are some ways that we can spot that we are in the midst of a “spiritual attack”?  In this episode we are reminded of the overall use of spiritual warfare-- defend, protect and destroy.  We explore the righteousness of Jesus Christ and that the sacraments of Baptism and Reconciliation deliver His righteousness to us.  We are reminded that Baptism remains always.  We also see that the enemy longs for you to deny and reject it--the only way it can be penetrated.  Praising God “polishes”