August 17, 2014 · Ephesians 6:15–16

Keep the Peace, Keep the Faith

And with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

“You share it with your small group, sometimes. I'm just one person. Maybe someone who does spiritual direction, as a way of helping people who — walk through their spiritual life. There's a lot of attacks. And I'm not trying to — I don't want to say that — oh — you have depression — you just need more faith. … That's the easy kind of answer. That's — we know that that's not real, right? But it doesn't mean the answer isn't faith. What it means is — faith isn't easy. It's still the answer. If you can hold on to the faith — that's the one thing that gets you through that time. You just have enough faith in God — enough faith in — the fact that he loves you. That can be the one thing that helps get you through it. But it doesn't mean it's easy. … So you look at — she's not real. … Having faith is the answer to a lot of these issues. It's the shield that protects you. But I'm not saying faith is the easy thing. I'm not saying that that shield isn't heavy sometimes.”