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Chaplain’s Corner states, “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith
“The Whole Armor of God” without wavering; (for he is faithful that prom-
ised…).” Ephesians 6:18, “Praying always with
OCTOBER 2019 prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watch-
Submitted by Soror Robyn Lindsey ing thereunto with all perseverance and supplica-
Chaplain Council
tion for all saints.” That simply means that what-
ever comes our way we must have faith that of a
Ephesians 6:10 -11 states,” mustard seed! The more we call on the name of
Finally, my brethren, be JESUS, He will give us unshakeable faith and en-
strong in the Lord, and in the durance to run this race.
power of his might. Put on the We have to be alert, have our defenses up and
whole armour of God, that ye launch a full-blown attack to send the enemy
may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil.” (KJV) running! If we are wearing the whole armor of
God, we cannot be slack or indifferent to the
problems that may come our way. We must an-
Hello Sorors! Whether you are single, married, ticipate the attack, stay woke and be ever
divorced, engaged, looking, no children, one soooooo vigilant!
child, thirteen children, old, young, seasoned, Remember, my sisters, when we put on the whole
rich or poor, we all have had to deal with vices armor of God, we are dressing in our finest: The
and strongholds in our lives that seem impossi- Helmet of Salvation, The Shield of Truth, The
ble. Once a woman wakes in the morning and Breastplate of Righteous, The Belt of Truth, The
puts on the whole spiritual armor of God, she can
Sword of the Spirit, and The Gospel of Peace.
and will be victorious. And because we worship
the true and living God, the enemy “shall” flee. If God be for us, who can be against us?
And we know that “shall” is simply a guarantee NOTE: The Chaplain’s Council is here for you. We
that God NEVER fails. are praying for you and with you. We invite you
to join us on the third Wednesday of the month
We have had to face some situations or problems
that we wanted to throw every white towel in. at 6:00 – 6:15A.M., for the “What happens when
“Throw in the towel” means to give up on some Sisters pray” prayer call. It’s a time of devotion,
endeavor; to quit or abandon something; to ad- prayer, and refreshing for a new day. Connect
with us as we bombard Heaven on behalf of oth-
mit defeat or failure. There are many times when ers, our community, our chapter, our Sorority,
we have felt completely powerless. We get so each other and ourselves. Remember, God hears
weak in the face of our circumstances. 2 Corin- us when we pray.
thians 12:9 states, “And he said unto me, My grace
is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made per-
2019 PRAYER CALL DATES:
fect in weakness.” We have proven to ourselves October 16 Δ November 20
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over and over and over that we just don’t have Δ December 18
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what it takes to solve our own problems. Prayer Line: 515-603-4901
Participant Code: 759781#
We must at some point realize and recognize
that there is a power greater than ourselves. And
the power lies in JESUS. We must begin to pray
and praise our way out of stuff. Hebrews 10:23
