On All Occasions

DEVOTION
EPHESIANS
ON ALL OCCASIONS
Eph 6:18
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
NIV
So I come down to the real weapon I have against the enemy of my soul. I get all dressed up and have all the armor in place, got my sword and I am ready to stand my ground and do battle with Satan. I have all of God’s armor and power at my disposal in order I may do be captured, maimed, or even killed by Satan. But I must always keep in mind it is God’s armor and power which protects me. That is why I should pray in the Spirit in all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. This keeps my focused on who is my shield, who is my rock and my provider and the defender of my soul. When I lose sight of this, when I get catch up in the course of just living my life, doing my thing, I may not always remember to pray in the Spirit on all occasions and is that when I feel those temptations more intensely? I think so. Sometimes I wonder if I am just plain stupid or so self involved I forget to pray in the Spirit. I know better and yet I fail at even the simplest things. Prayer is so easy and so simple and so needed if I am going to survive. Sure, I do pray, but I do not think I pray on all occasions enough and especially with all kinds of prayers and requests. Do I think God won’t answer? Not hardly! This I know for a fact, he has done so much already in answer to my prayers. So why do I forget? Why do I just not remember? I am always aware of him, I am always thanking him for such a great day like yesterday out on the golf course, I was talking to him, thanking him for allowing me to enjoy such wonderful weather, sunshine and straight shoots, but I was not asking, no requests, no prayers of all kinds. Yet, maybe I was still in prayer in the Spirit. Maybe I was just listening for his voice, rather than bombarding him with requests. Maybe being thankful is prayer also. When I contemplate over this, I do think I spent the majority of my prayer time in thanksgiving and reserve those requests when emergencies arise. That may not be the best thing here because I still could be open to attacks although I have the armor but am missing the requests part. Perhaps I need to be always asking for his protection. I should be seeking his power and might to the fullest extent, because even fully armed I am still weak without his mighty power at work on my behalf. Yep, that is it in a nutshell; I will make this portion of his armor my top priority. I will on all occasions!