I’ll be the first to admit that I am a fairly reckless Halo player… the knowledge that I’m playing as a Spartan soldier who is covered from head to toe in powerful Mjolnir armor that is reinforced with a built-in energy shield causes me to feel a little bit more invincible than I really am. As a result, I tend to dive headfirst into battles that would have benefited from a little bit more finesse… and that beeping sound in my helmet serves as a painful reminder that my protective energy shield isn’t infinite. In that moment, I have two choices I can make… I can either ignore that warning and hope that I can outlast my adversaries (which rarely works), or I can pull back from the battle and give my shields the opportunity to recharge.

Even as followers of Christ, we are not immune to temptation… and the spiritual armor that we’ve been given requires frequent and intentional recharges throughout our day to keep us fully protected. If even the Son of God Himself consistently disengaged from His daily battles to get away and pray to the Father for strength and guidance, then we will certainly need to do the same. Failure to pray creates an opening to stray, so let’s step away from the battlefield to recharge our shields throughout our day today… even the world’s most unstoppable Spartan knows the importance of taking a knee when it’s needed.

And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren”. Luke 22:31-32

Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:41

So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed. Luke 5:16

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