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Some people have
on an armor of innocence, like Tennyson's knight whose 'strength
was as the strength of ten because his heart was pure'; others
have on an armor of love.
Paul says, 'Put on the whole armor of God.' Don't
rely on anything less than that, clothe yourself with your
relationship to God, maintain it. If you do not arm yourself with
the armor of God, you are open to interferences in your hidden
personal life from supernatural powers which you cannot control;
but buckle on the armor, bring yourself into real living contact
with God, and you are garrisoned not only in the conscious realm
but in the depths of your personality beneath the conscious realm.
'Praying always,' says Paul. Every time we pray our horizon
is altered, our attitude to things is altered, not sometimes but
every time, and the amazing thing is that we don't pray more.
Prayer is a complete emancipation, it keeps us on the spiritual
plane.
When you are at one with another mind there is a telepathic
influence all the time, and when born from above the communion is
between God and yourself; 'Keep that going,' says Peter. 'Arm ye
yourselves also with the same mind.'
Are you neglecting prayer? No matter what else is neglected,
switch back at once, if you don't you will be a dangerous
influence to the people round about you. Watch the snare of
self-pity--'Why should I go through this?' Be careful, you are a
danger spot. I feel as if Jesus Christ were staggered with
surprise at some of us, amazed at the things we say to Him,
astonished at our attitude to Him, at the sulks we get into,
because we have forgotten to arm ourselves with the same mind.
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