Discouraged? Keep Praying. The Armor of God and Prayer (Part 2) Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Discouraged? Keep Praying. ----------------------- Date: 05/08/1999 Keywords: "prayer" "Spirit" "sword" "word" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. The following is one of 42 studies on the "armor of God" as it relates to resisting Web porn. Some of the studies will examine Ephesians chapter six, which is famous for the armor theme. Some of the other studies, however, will examine how the armor pieces are discussed elsewhere in Scripture. All 42 studies are listed in the three-minute study index for the dates April 1 through May 12, 1999. Feel free to study and/or download the entire set. We welcome your feedback to this thematic approach in the three-minute studies. Passage: Luke 18:1-5* 1. Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2. He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. 3. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' 4. "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, 5. yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!'” Questions 1. How do the roles in this parable — widow = us and judge = God — relate to us?   2. In what way could this parable help us avoid pornography?   Practical help One of the interesting things about Luke 18:1-5 is its depiction of God. He is powerful like the unjust judge, but He also cares about us — all the more reason to believe that He will help us when we pray for victory over pornography. To act off this parable’s central message — that we should “always pray and not give up” — take up its challenge to pray every day about your struggle. Perhaps you can put some coded reminder on a Post-It note and stick it to your monitor or pray with a friend over the phone every day. In any case, start using the power of prayer today to help you overcome Web porn. And never give up. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1999 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.