Arming Ourselves with the Word

I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord

in the land of the living. Psalm 27: 13

At this moment in time there are so many scary, frightening, terrifying, troublesome things happening in our society and the world at large, that people like me who are naturally negative/pessimistic can't help to struggle keeping an attitude of hope alive. I try to take precautions to avoid falling in the sink hole of hopelessness...like for instance, I avoid the news like an airborne virus...but regardless, the world finds a way to filter into my mind and my hope begins to shake.

This is why it is not enough to just try to insulate oneself from the world...if we are not getting our daily dose of the Word of God, our defenses don't hold.  The Word is the Sword (Ephesians 6: 17).  And without the Sword, we cannot counter attack...without the Word we can't fight back.  Therefore, it is verses like Psalm 27: 13 what we need to have stored into our hearts and souls in order to charge against the enemy when he launches attacks on our hope...because the only way to keep our hope alive is by carrying Him who IS Hope, inside of us...ready to strike.

Believe it or not, we are at war. So, we better take time to gather the tools and weapons we need to not get crushed in the battles ahead.  The Word of God is our arsenal, so let's not waste time and make sure we have it in us.  That's the way to remain confident that we will see the goodness of the Lord not just in heaven, but also in the land of the living.  In the Precious Name of Jesus, Who Is The Word!  Amen!