Sometimes my pants fall down.
You know how it is, you’re getting dressed in the morning, and you’re all like, “Ye-ah, my breastplate of righteousness sure looks good today. And I’m rockin the helmet of salvation, and I have got it goin on with my gospel of peace shoes!” And before you leave the house you remember to accessorize with your fabulous shield of faith and sword of the Spirit.
But you forget to buckle that belt of truth around your waist.
This happens to me all the time.
I think I’m up and ready to go, and then BAM! My pants fall down.
And I’m standing outside, half naked,
You know…
Lookin’ like a fool…with my pants on the ground.
I was wondering today why the Armor of God doesn’t include some sort of pants.
Although I suppose the uniform the soldiers wore was more of a skirt anyway.
If it WAS included in the armor of God, I would call it the “skirt of sanity.” I don’t know about you, but when I forget my belt of truth, my sanity is the first thing to go.
I had some cowgirl friends in school, and they wore flashy rhinestone covered belts with ginormous buckles. That’s what my belt of truth looks like. That way it’s
a) Easier for me to remember to put on. Who can forget the giant pile of rhinestones in the corner? The way my mind is, I need an extra super dose of truth to keep my skirt of sanity up around my waist, which is one reason why I need something big and flashy.
b) Assures that my enemy sees it. The sun, or if we want to get super duper spiritual, the Son (Aha! See what I did there?) shines on it and the enemy is all, “AHHHH! The light shining off her belt of truth! I’m blinded, I’m blinded, and now I can’t get any closer to attack her! And while he’s down I’m all like, “Ha! Let me kick you with my gospel of peace shoes! And say hello to mister sword of the Spirit!” That may sound kind of violent, but Jen don’t mess around. True story.
Also, if the enemy doesn’t get blinded by the light, I’ll be all like, “You want to mess with me and remove my belt of truth? Bam, these rhinestones are pointy and stuff and you gonna get yourself injured!” I don’t play.
But sometimes…sometimes…okay actually a lot I still forget to buckle on my belt of truth.
And just as I leave the house, my skirt of sanity falls off. In Ephesians it says we’re supposed to put on the armor of God so we can stand our ground. Well, when your skirt is around your waist, you aren’t going to be able to do any standing because
a) You are out on the street naked. Nobody stands out on the street naked, it just isn’t done. And people are going to laugh at you, and moms are going to tell their children to look away, and you’re probably going to get arrested. It becomes a whole thing. It’s just not good.
b) You are probably going to trip and fall over, because you’ve got a skirt around your feet. It’s hard to take a stand when you’re lying in the street, your feet all tangled up in your sanity skirt.
And I should also note here that if you forget your belt, your skirt is also going to cover up your gospel of peace shoes. So now you’ve lost both your sanity and your peace. And the whole outfit is just messed up. And so you’re stumbling around with your shield and your sword, and falling down, and creating chaos…and honestly…
JUST PUT ON YOUR BELT OF TRUTH, PEOPLE.
That’s a reminder to myself.
It’s such an important part of your outfit.
You take a punch anywhere on your un-armored body, it’s going to hurt.
But just think about how much it hurts to take a punch in the belt of truth region.
Blech.
In all seriousness, though. Lies are something I really struggle with. Lucky for me, I’ve got a God who wants to lead me through and out of my struggles. On this race He’s done so much to break down lies I’ve believed my whole life. And I’ve grown so much in my ability to recognize the lies so I can smash them down with truth. I’m still a work in progress, but I am progressing. That’s another blog post though.
Until then, I was wondering, what does your belt of truth look like?
