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What is the Armor of Light? · Arise Women of God

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  Hey, my friend, have you ever wondered what is the armor of light that's mentioned in the Bible?
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  Because perhaps you're standing in a world filled with chaos, feeling spiritually exposed, vulnerable, exhausted from trying to guard yourself and your family against negative energy and spiritual attacks.
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  Maybe you want to know what this armor actually looks like and if it is real.
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  Well, you're in the right place.
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  And by the end of today's episode, you'll know what the armor of light truly is, how modern science measures the energy field surrounding your body, and how our Lord Jesus Christ wraps you in his impenetrable light.
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  Stay tuned.
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  Ordinary Women Extraordinary Faith When God calls, we say yes.
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  The Arise Women of God Podcast hello, and welcome back to the Arise Women of God Podcast.
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  I'm your host, Tamara K.
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  Anderson, and joining me today is the amazing Carrie Angewerden, who is a wife, a mom, a prayer warrior, and a seeker of pocket miracles.
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  And today we are exploring a fascinating intersection between ancient scripture and modern science as we answer, what is the armor of light?
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  And here's what we're going to be covering in today's episode.
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  First, the scriptural blueprint, how Ephesians chapter 6 lays out our spiritual gear, and how Romans 13 calls it an armor of light.
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  Second, we're going to talk about the bioenergy connection, how GDV scientific technology is now measuring the actual light and energy field emitted by the human body.
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  Third, we're going to talk about the spiritual filter.
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  And Carrie's going to describe the armor as a living filter for our mind during life's worst storms.
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  But first, let's begin by defining this armor through the lens of scripture.
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  In Ephesians, chapter 6, verses 13 through 17, Paul gives us the famous inventory of spiritual armor, the belt or your loins girded with truth, the breastplate of righteousness, your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace,
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  the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit.
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  But in Romans 13:12, Paul uses a cool phrase to summarize it all.
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  He calls it the armor of light.
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  Have you ever stopped to consider that this armor is not just a metaphor, but a literal spiritual reality?
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  Fascinatingly, modern science is starting to capture glimpses of what the Bible described centuries ago.
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  Researchers using gas discharge visualization technology can now take computerized images of the electrophotonic energy fields emitted around the human body.
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  Clinicians have observed that when a person is healthy, grounded and peaceful, that their body emits a strong, continuous field of light.
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  Isn't that neat?
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  So when you align your life with Jesus Christ, you aren't just wearing invisible armor.
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  You are literally surrounded by a high frequency aura of God's holy light, darkness, negative spirits, and the adversary's fiery darts cannot penetrate that light.
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  As First John 1:5 reminds us, God is light and in him is no darkness at all.
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  So you may be wondering, how does this armor of light function when real life gets chaotic and overwhelming?
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  Let's listen to Carrie as she shares how this armor acts as a critical mental filter for her during seasons of extreme stress.
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  The armor of light as we are putting it on, Belt of truth, Breastplate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, shield of faith, Gospel of peace, the sword of the Spirit.
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  We need every one of those things because they act as a filter and a shield for our decision making here.
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  And we need that filter because the adversary keeps things so chaotic and jumbled.
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  And you know, the last six months for me have been a back to back, just mind blurring situation.
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  I've been in the middle of two house floods.
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  My whole house has been turned upside down.
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  I had to do a reception for my daughter in the middle of that, you know, under construction in my house.
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  And we were doing that in my backyard.
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  And so my mind was absolute mush.
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  To even try to think a sane thought or my own thought, let's get real, was so hard in that space.
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  And if I wasn't bringing God into it, I wasn't going to survive it.
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  I wasn't going to stay afraid.
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  And there were so many days.
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  I mean, you talk about flood, but I felt like I was drowning on some days.
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  And it's amazing how sometimes when we're in those moments, I think it's actually even adversarial where he keeps us so busy and so constantly moving in our brain, constantly moving, that sometimes we get to the end of the
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  day and we realize I didn't bring God into today and I was guilty of that.
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  And then let me just tell you what, that six months would have gone a lot smoother had I been vigilant every day, consistent in finding power in the scriptures, in those prayers, in putting that armor on every day,
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  making that the first thing I did every day, he was still with me, I still survived it.
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  And I've learned many lessons in that.
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  But slowing down, allowing ourselves time to be with him, allowing ourselves to be, finding stillness and quiet, I'm learning what that means as my life was in chaos.
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  And he said, be still.
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  What does that mean?
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  Right?
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  And it's those moments with him and that again, he's the armor.
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  He is those pieces of armor and so he knows what we need and we can ask him for those things.
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  What a beautiful, powerful reminder from Carrie when life throws floods, unexpected stress or emotional chaos at you, the armor of light becomes your spiritual filter.
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  It keeps the chaos on the outside from contaminating the peace on the inside.
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  Our Savior Jesus Christ is that light.
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  When you clothe yourself in him, you are stepping inside a spiritual fortress that protects your mind, your emotions and your home.
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  If you are ready to understand how to fortify this light barrier around your family and close the spiritual gaps in your home where he may be trying to sneak in, Carrie and I want to put a powerful practical
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  resource directly into your hands down in the show notes below, I invite you to click the link to download our free digital guide A Mother's Spiritual Defense Guide six Empowering Steps to Fortify Home and Family.
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  Once inside, turn straight to step number two where it talks about the Catalyst Principle.
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  There you'll learn how your internal spiritual light as a mom can set the atmosphere for your entire household.
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  You will also find the Home Sanctuary Audit and it kind of walks you through simple steps to eliminate darkness and elevate the light of your house in every room.
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  Download your free copy today on our website and step into your armor of light.
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  My dear sister, you do not have to walk through this dark world unprotected.
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  You are a daughter of the light and the power of Jesus Christ surrounds you like a shield.
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  Trust in his light.
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  Let him filter your thoughts and know that darkness must flee when he is near.
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  Thanks for joining us today and until next time, may you arise.
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