Putting on the Full Armor of God - Armor of God - What is it?

As most Christians know, we are to put on The Full Armor of God to withstand the attacks of God's enemies, Satan and his fallen angels. For those who do not know what this means or just how to do this in real life today, I will explain here what is needed and understood as the Armor of God. But first, let's read what the Bible says about this Armor of protection for believers in Christ...

(Ephesians 6:11) Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

(Ephesians 6:12) For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

(Ephesians 6:13) Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

(Ephesians 6:14) Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

(Ephesians 6:15) and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

(Ephesians 6:16) withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

(Ephesians 6:17) And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

The Armor of God
Piece of Armor	Use	How it Applies to Your Life
Strong Belt	Truth	Satan fights with lies, and sometimes his lies sound like truth; but only believers have God's truth which can defeat Satan's lies.
Breastplate	God's Approval	Satan often attacks our hearts -- the seat of our emotions, self-worth, and trust. God's approval is the breastplate that protects our hearts. He approves of us because he loves us and sent his Son to die for our sins.
Shoes	Readiness to Spread the Good News	Satan wants us to think that telling others the Good News is a worthless and hopeless task -- the size of the task is to too big and the negative responses are too much to handle. But the "shoes" God gives us are the motivation to continue to proclaim the true peace which is available in God -- News everyone needs to hear.
Shield	Faith	What we see are Satan's attacks in the form of insults, setbacks, and temptations. But the shield of faith protect us from Satan's flaming arrows. With God's perspective we can see beyond our circumstances and know that ultimate victory is ours.
Helmet	Salvation	Satan wants to make us doubt God, Jesus and our salvation. The helmet protects our minds from doubting Gods' saving work for us.
Sword	The Spirit, The Word of God	The word is the only weapon of offense in this list of armor. There are times when we need to take the offensive against Satan. When we are tempted, we need to trust in the truth of God's Word.

Excerpts from the Life Application Bible