Wounded Warriors

It is said that the most dangerous animal is a wounded one; it has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

A lot of us have been hurt, cut, bruised, broken, etc. but have all survived. Some scars still remain others have faded into the past but all have changed us. More and more of our childish innocence disappears with every pain but we learn and we adapt. Some have fallen into their pain and use it as blanket that hides all of their actions. Others channel their pain into different pursuits, some good and some not. Then there are the rest of us, we feel the pain, we see the scars, but we live on.

In Ephesians 6:10-17, Paul talks about putting on the armor of God to protect ourselves from the evil one. Is your armor dented? Is it scratched, dented, or cracked from years and years of assaults, pains, and trials. As I look at my armor, I can see the dents of past afflictions and remember the pain but no longer feel it. Cracks have been repaired and filled with the grace and peace that only God can provide. The gleam of newness has faded but the luster of God's love still makes it shine. My armor is like me, far from perfect but still made strong through God's power and might.

Are you a wounded soldier, repeatedly hurt but never killed? Do you need God to fix your armor? To fill the cracks, smooth out the dents and wipe away the scratches? Ask him, he will answer.

If you answer that call soon like a wounded animal, we will know we have nothing to lose; our salvation can never be taken away, but everything to gain. Then we all will be able to stand against the wave of evil stretching around the world. To answer God's calling to stand as Warriors in this dark world.

"After you have done everything, STAND." Ephesians 6:13