Not a Fairy Tale

Every little girl dreams of having a knight in shining armor sweep her off her feet and ride away into the sun set. Every little boy dreams of slaying dragons and fighting bad guys – and if there is a princess then that would be cool too. Growing up is a wonderful time of imagination, and yet though these things may sound imaginative I would argue that this is exactly what we as men and women need to be striving for.

Paul tells us to put on the armor of God (Ephesians 6:11). Obviously these things are not physical things that we can put on but people can still see them. Let us first focus on men become the knight that slays dragons and defeats his foes. If you read through Ephesians 6 it gives us some qualities in what this armor looks like. Here are some questions to ask yourself, are you firm in your belief, do you pursue righteousness, do you know when to fight or be gentle, are you consistent in prayer (strengthing your faith), and are you a proclaimer of God's word? Read over Ephesians 6:10-20 and see what armor that you may be missing, pray for the Lord to reveal these things.

Now ladies, you are the princess waiting for the knight in this armor. You need to look for these qualities in men. You don’t want a guy that is pursuing you that doesn’t have armor, because then he can’t protect you. You want a man that can protect and lead you, if he has a hard time putting on his armor then he will have a hard time protecting you. Don’t settle!

Though the armor may be a more masculine thing, you women also need to be putting on your armor, because one day you will need to fight alongside your knight. Ladies don’t settle for a guy who can’t put on his armor, know and pray that the Lord is teaching your future knight how to put on his armor. Men don’t rush, there will be battles that go on before you meet your princess but remember that, once you have her, the battle doesn’t stop.

The reason why we like fairy tales as children is because it creates a bigger and better world that we would like to live in. One day we will live in that bigger better world, we will live in Heaven. Dear Christian Men and Women I challenge you as you read this to continue living, striving for the greater good, training yourself in righteousness putting on your armor daily.