Put on the Armor of God

So I'm sitting in my HOPE (Health Opportunities thru Physical Education) class reading my Bible and all. In 1 Thessalonians, while searching for the "Pray without ceasing" verse (1 Thess. 5: 17 if you were wondering) I stumbled across this: "Let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope and salvation"- 1 Thessalonians 5: 8. That's some pretty sweet stuff there. Without faith, love, hope, and savlation... we don't really have anything. Those things sustain us and help us to carry on with our lives. Those are the building blocks of all we have, Jesus is our foundation. If you believe in God, those things are kinda nessasary in my opinion. You haveto have faith in Him, You have to love Him and one another, you have to have hope for everyone and believe that you can help, and lastly you need the salvation given to us through Jesus Christ. It's pretty neato if you ask me. All of that protects us from the hate of this world, it helps us work through all of the bad stuff that happens. It's your choice to put on the armor, God's not going to make you. Remember that God's armor is always there to protect you.