The Sword of the LORD

RULE YOUR OWN SPIRIT When everyone else is angry, That’s the time for you to keep sweet; When everyone else is running, That’s the time for you to watch your feet;  When everyone else is excited, That’s the time for you to keep calm; Don’t follow the mob, be a leader, For the mob is most always wrong. When everyone else shows their hatred, That’s the time for you to show love; When everyone else looks at earthly things, That’s the time for you to look above; When everyone else shows their selfishness, That’s the time for you to give; When everyone else is perishing, You will be just beginning to live. (Proverbs 16:32; 25:28; 19:11; 1 Corinthians 14:32).   By E. H. Britain “HE THAT IS slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city .” (Proverbs 16:32). It is essential for the child of God to learn how to rule his or her own spirit.   There are too many who profess to serve the Lord, but cannot control the

“Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God…” (Ephesians 6:13). To Christians who have walked with the Lord for very long at all, it should be quite evident that there are a number of opposing forces working to discourage, discredit, and destroy them.   You may have experienced some or all of the following: opposition or resistance from your family, friends, or coworkers; temptations in your flesh; afflictions in your body of various sorts; sickness; sleeplessness; evil thoughts; unforgiveness; or pride.   These are but a handful of the ways in which the enemy of our souls can attack us once we become children of light.   Often, we may not recognize them as assaults on our faith but, make no mistake, it is Satan himself and his evil spirits who have declared war against us, and they will not stop until they destroy our faith or we make a stand and send them packing.   In his letter to the church at Ephesus, the Apostle Paul writes, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,