By Barbara Croce- Contributor

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There are times in life when helmets are absolutely necessary. Like when you play football, or ride a motorcycle, or have any kind of major reason to need to give your brain some extra TLC.

 

And there are places in life when helmets are absolutely necessary. Like when you walk around a construction site, or you are on a battlefield , or you go spulanking, or you are  speed racing on a motorcycle.

 

Because helmets were invented to protect your head and your face.  They are that extra space between you and the danger out there, like a cozy blanket separates you from the cold at night. It’s not that it makes the cold disappear; it just insulates you from it somehow.

 

Helmets keep you protected from much. They are the extra layer that the danger has to go through before it can get to you. So it stands to reason to have really, really strong helmets. Because if your helmet is solid, you might very well stay safe from whatever is out there…

 

God tells us that we ought to put on the helmet of salvation. Not the helmet of financial security, or emotional stability, or education, or even church commitment.

Just salvation.

 

Because salvation protects our heads and faces. Salvation is that extra space between us and the danger out there. It’s not that it makes the danger disappear. It just insulates us from it somehow.

 

Salvation mindedness keeps us protected.

 

In the Alphabet of Life, H is for helmet.

“Put on the full armor of God (…) and take the helmet of salvation.”

Ephesians 6: 10-17

 

Cultivating Thankfulness with Ann Voskamp

 

#508 Rearranging my office and gaining space

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#510 My new Giraffe Painting, a gift from a friend

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Barbara Isaac Croce was born in Belgium and crossed the pond 32 years ago after marrying her Amercan best friend. She is a daughter of the King of kings, a writer, motivator, wellness coach, exercise nut in her home gym where she delights in making people love/hate her, lover of life. She maintains two blogs, Barbs Fitu Blog where she posts about health, nutrition and exercise, and My Life as an Adventure where she tells on herself as she journeys through life with Jesus.

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