The Whole Armor of God

First of all let me say to all my readers that I am sorry it has taken me so long to post! I looked back and it's been over two weeks! But rest assured that I have not been idle. :) Actually I have been very busy! But now, I am happy to say that I found some time to write, so, without further a do, I'll drive down into my post. :)
Ephesians 6:10-20
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and as shoes for your feet having on the readiness given by the Gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take up the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that the words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am a ambassador in chains that I may declare it boldly as I ought to speak.
We read this scripture a couple of weeks ago as a family in our devotions, and I was intrigued and inspired. Why I was intrigued by this scripture, is because I wanted to know why God through Paul put peace, righteousness, salvation, etc. to the specific pieces of armor. I never had really thought about till a couple of weeks ago, so one by one in the series of post, I want to "investigate" each one. :)
So, to begin our investigation we have to ask the 5 investigation questions. What? When? Where? How? and Why? So, first let's see if this passage can answer the "what" question.
What? vs 10- the beginning of 11-"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God." 
This isn't a question or a suggestion, this is a command. Paul is saying through the Lord to be strong, to not let our guard down, to be wise and aware. Why? Because of what's coming. What lays ahead of us.
When? vs 13 and the beginning of vs 18- "Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day having done all to stand firm." vs 18 "Praying at all times in the Spirit with all prayer and supplication."
Is Paul talking about a specific "evil day"? No, I don't think so, I think he's talking about every day. Because there is evil all over the world, every single day. He's talking about here and now.
Where? vs 16- "In all circumstances take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one."
So, Paul is not say, "Do this in the near or far distance future at this time, when your talking to this person," he's saying do it all the time, not matter where you are, no matter who you are talking to. It says in I Peter 3:15-"but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,"
So to answer our "where" question, the answer is, all. the. time.
How? vs 13-18"Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and as shoes for your feet having on the readiness given by the Gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take up the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints"
Truth. Righteousness. Gospel of Peace. Faith. Salvation. The Word of God. Prayer. Supplication. This is how we put on the whole armor of God.
Why? vs 10-13-  "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all to stand firm."
So, why does God wants us to have all these things? Because the schemes of the devil, because God knows we don't war against flesh and blood, but against the rulers of this present darkness. God knows what we all struggle with. We may all have different area's with which we struggle, but we all struggle with sin. As Followers of Christ we know that we cannot fight sin on our own. We cannot resist temptation on our own. I think that's why it's called the full armor of God. ;) Notice in vs 10 where it says, "be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might." IN HIS MIGHT!!! God knows that without Him we are nothing. Without Him we have nothing. Without Him, we have no chance, but with Him all things are possible (Phil. 4:13) 
So, here's my introduction, that wasn't actually supposed to be a introduction and that turned out actually quiet long. XD :) But that's ok, things don't always happen the way I plan them and God can use that for His glory. :)
I hope you are blessed and encouraged and will continue to read my future posts as I learn about putting on the whole armor of God! :)
May the Lord bless you and keep you~