Spiritual Armor

Ephesians 6:10-20

Should the spiritual armor a Christian "puts on" be like a hard shell, an exoskeleton, or made of steel?

I've been wondering if sometimes our armor should be soft and absorbant, something that would absorb the impact...like airbag deployment.

A sponge that is totally dry will not absorb water...it won't until it is somewhat damp. That is why when you buy one at the store it is pre-moistened. A totally dry, and hard sponge will not absorb what it was designed to do.

When the arrows from the evil one fly at us, we want and expect our spiritual armor to deflect those arrows. But what if instead of blocking the attacks from the enemy with a hard plate of spiritual steel, we absorb them, and embrace them, like Jesus embraced the cross.