Paul teaches us to "be strong in the Lord and in the might of his might." Our strength comes from within, not from ourselves, but from the Holy Spirit who lives within us. In Sunday morning's message, Kent York talked about what it would be like if Jesus followed us for a day. How would our attitude change? How would our words change? How would our behavior change? Paul said, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” The Holy Spirit, God Himself, dwells within us every second of every minute of every hour of every day. We don't need to think about what it would be like if Jesus followed us for a day because He already does and that gives us an advantage in this world. To be strong in the Lord requires that we put on the whole armor of God every day, the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit. . The reason is because “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” As followers of Christ, our battle is not against those lost people we encounter every day at work, school, while shopping in stores, etc. We are fighting against Satan and his men