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The Full Armor of God

Originally posted at: https://zachuramblog.com/2022/07/19/the-full-armor-of-god/

This poem is about putting on the full armor of God, as delineated in Ephesians 6:10-18.

Tis the Devil I fight today
I will battle him without delay

Not by my own might
By God’s power that serpent will seek flight

I can do nothing by my power
But all can be done as Christ’s soldier

Don the helmet of salvation to discern spiritual manipulation
You won’t be in a spiritual depression

We put on the full armor of the Lord
And wield the Word of God, the Spirit’s Sword

The breastplate of Christ’s righteousness
Preserves us from Satan’s deadliness

With the belt of truth
We resist Satanic deception forsooth

The shield of faith protects us from doubt
With it, unbelief we shall rout

Our feet will be covered by the Gospel of peace
Even in troubled times we can find solace

And so we have on the full armor of God
Our victory is assured

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Terry Crews Went on 90-day Sex Fast to Battle Porn Addiction

Terry Crews and his wife had a “90-day sex fast” to battle his pornography addiction. The 53-year-old actor – who has been open about his struggles in the past – revealed he and his wife Rebecca tackled the issues together and it made him feel like he was “12 years old again”.

He told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “We did it together. Rebecca was right there and she actually regrouped with me.

“I went on a 90-day sex fast [with] her. And people were like, ‘Whoa, that’s crazy!’ But let me tell you something – what was so beautiful about that, was it took me to a time when I was 12 years old and I liked a girl and I didn’t know anything about sex.

The ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ actor explained how he was nine years old when he was first “exposed to pornography”, and he kept his addiction a secret for two decades of marriage, admitting it “actually led to some infidelity”.

Although he resigned himself to never tell Rebecca whom he married in 1989 – he added: “But my wife knew something was wrong because we kept getting farther and farther apart. And when she addressed me and finally put the question to me, ‘What is it that I don’t know about you, Terry Crews?

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Parlare Italiano?

Originally posted at: http://www.theresstillhope.org

A Swiss guy asked two Americans for directions. He asked, “Entschuldigung, koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?” 

The Americans responded with helpless stares.

The man gave it another try. “Excusez-moi, parlez vous Français?” 

Still no reply from the Americans.

“Parlare Italiano?” Still, no reply. “Hablan ustedes Espanol?” Still, nothing. 

The Swiss guy drove off in frustration. Then one American said to the other, “Maybe we should learn a foreign language.”

His friend responded, “Why? That guy knew four languages, and it didn’t do him any good.”

These two guys made the same mistake a lot of us make. We want to be understood more than we want to understand others. And that is a killer – of marriages, recovery, and life.

Recovery Step: Solomon said, “Fools find no pleasure in understanding, but delight in airing their own opinions” (Proverbs 18:2). Spend less time trying to be understood and more time trying to understand others.