"Never give in--never, never, never,
never, in nothing great or small,
large or petty, never give in except
to convictions of honor and good sense.
Never yield to force; never
yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."
- Winston Churchill
23Then
he
said
to
them
all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny
himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Ephesians
6
10Finally,
be
strong
in
the
Lord and in his mighty power.11Put
on
the
full
armor
of God so that you can take your stand against the
devil's schemes.12For
our
struggle
is
not
against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.13Therefore
put
on
the
full
armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you
may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything,
to stand.14Stand
firm
then,
with the belt of truth buckled
around your waist, with the breastplate
of righteousness in place,15and
with
your
feet
fitted
with the readiness that comes from the gospel of
peace.16In
addition
to
all
this,
take up the shield
of faith,
with which you can
extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.17Take
the
helmet
of salvationand
the sword of
the Spirit, which is the word
of God.18And
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.