This morning I awoke to no heat! My furnace had gone out throughout the night, but that was not all that was cold. My heart was hardening and growing cold about as quickly as my home... Day 3 of 2022. Wow! I can already tell that this year is going to be one of the most influential and powerful years, yet! You might ask, how I would know this. I know this because before midnight even hit on January 1st, 2022, I felt the fiery darts of the adversary flying into 2022. As if in a hurry to take me out at the start. Did you feel it? This year is a powerful year of upgrading and letting God prevail. The adversary is aware of our potential transformation this year, but we can and will win, with our Armor Up, Aligned, and Fortified!!! I will admit I felt weakened by these darts, even on the verge of giving up. It has felt as if I have spent 3 days in spiritual Hell. I began to ask, "Is this what is to become of 2022? Have I no chance?" The anxieties, fears, feelings of past hurts, doubts, and betrayals were all coming to the surface, and I began to feel broken, alone, and weak. Everything felt so heavy as if it was all crashing down, and all while hope of a new year should be shining... but I was lost in the darkness of the influence of the adversary. My heart was drawing cold, and I wasn't sure what to make of it. How would I ever win with 2022, now? I might as well throw in the towel... But... could I blame it all on the adversary? Or did I ignite some of these darts with my own self-sabotage? Which part of my armor was weakened enough to let his poison seep in? Let's re-evaluate... Sugar intake increased ❌ Water intake decreased ❌ Scripture study & prayer at a minimum ❌ Doubt in and of my purpose ❌ Essential Oil usage decreased ❌ Forgiveness of Self & Others paused or even reversed ❌ Hatred, sad to admit, entered my soul and my heart began to draw cold ❌

I was on a downward spiral... and my Armor was beginning to feel... Heavy! Then something happened... Silently, I asked... what is one simple thing I could do to begin to feel strong in my armor again? This is what came to me... Listen to your story. Keeping your Armor strong takes a 1. foundation in Christ, 2. commitment & 3. preparation so "... that when the devil shall send his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall" Helaman 5:12. Question: How can I prepare? Have your story pre-recorded and ready to go so that you can simply put in headphones, push play, and listen on repeat. ✅ Surrounded yourself with other strong people & mentors. Family and friends will pray for you and you pray for them. ✅ Have a good, sad movie on your watchlist, and have it ready for the moments when in need of a good cry. ✅ Have a good, positive music playlist ready to go! ✅ Have your favorite essential oil blends Quick, Easy, & Ready and Nearby. ✅ Always keep Fresh Vegetables in your fridge, and vitamins & water ready. ✅ A Habit made to easily Forgive Self and Others. ✅ Create a gratitude journal habit and keep it close by. You can easily create this as a list on your phone. ✅ Have a scheduled commitment to serve someone daily, weekly, or monthly to get you out of a funk quickly! Have it on your calendar and tell others to help keep you accountable. ✅ Have the Armor Alignment Podcast on your podcast list (Spotify, Amazon, Google, or livdosha.com/armor-up) ✅

I invite you to leave all the toxicities, hurts, and fears from the past in 2021 and release yourself from the weight and grip of it all. Cleave to the tender mercies and miracles from 2021 and all throughout your life thus far. Begin 2022 ready to play 100% in what the miracles of 2022 have to offer in your