Nothing wrong with the hat!

The cold weather has arrived!  Time for ski hats and the like.  I have this one hat that just does not seem to fit right, no matter how I wear it.  I like it because it is very soft and pliable.  Pliable…hmmm… I realized that the reason my hat does not look right when I put it on is not because there is anything wrong with it, but because of my hair!  The hat is so soft and pliable that, depending how my hair is combed, or not, the hat will take on a different shape and will not look right.

Sometimes we as Christians feel like there is something wrong with how this aspect or that aspect of our faith fits.  In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul speaks of the armor of God:

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. 

Ephesians 6:10-18

This is powerful armor! When we put on this armor, we are so much stronger.  Are we invincible?  If we wear it all and have faith in it, we are, spiritually speaking, as invincible as we can be in this world.  Now, sometimes – for one reason or another – a piece of that armor just does not fit right.  Perhaps something we’ve done or said, or something we should have done or said.  My friends, just like my hat, there is nothing wrong with the armor!  The armor was perfectly made, by the master blacksmith Himself.  Some days this piece or that piece, or for that matter all the pieces, might not fit just right.  That’s Okay…wear it we must, every piece of it!  Wear it believing that our spiritual life depends on it.  It does!