Well said, Kay. Jane just came in and showed me your post. Your first paragraph encapsulates what Jane and I were having fellowship about yesterday morning, too.
As to our battle gear, the sword of the Spirit, the word of God, is rhema, the spoken word of God to us. Listen to what He is saying to you and pray it. It is a cutting word to slay, and it is to be prayed in spirit.
I’m getting stirred up just writing about it! And to think that our enemies, the enemies of God, are our bread. I’m hungry; let’s fight!