What does it mean that God is our shield?

God protects His people, defends them from spiritual attacks, and strengthens them to stand firm in faith.

How does the shield of faith help believers?

The shield of faith enables believers to trust God's promises and resist the schemes and temptations of the enemy.

How should Christians respond to spiritual warfare?

Christians should turn to God in prayer, rely on His Word, put on the armor of God, and trust Christ rather than fear.

God Is Your Shield: Finding Confidence in God’s Protection

Name: God Is Your Shield: Finding Confidence in God's Protection
Channel: Doreen Virtue
Description: Doreen Virtue explains how believers can trust God's protection during spiritual warfare, resist the enemy through faith, and find confidence in Christ rather than fear.

⏱️ Estimated Reading Time: 2 min read

God Is Your Shield: Finding Confidence in God’s Protection

Show Summary

In this episode of New Age to Christ, Doreen Virtue teaches on the biblical truth that God is our shield. Looking at Psalm 3:3, Genesis 15:1, and Ephesians 6:16, she explains how the Lord protects His people during spiritual warfare, strengthens believers through faith, and equips them to stand against fear, temptation, and the schemes of the enemy.Doreen also contrasts biblical trust in God with New Age concepts of spiritual protection and encourages listeners to rely on Christ alone, pray for God’s protection, and walk by faith in the promises of Scripture.

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What You’ll Learn

What Scripture means when it says God is our shield
How believers should understand spiritual warfare
Why Christians cannot be possessed but can experience oppression
How the shield of faith helps believers resist the enemy
Why New Age protection practices cannot replace biblical faith
How prayer helps Christians turn to God in fear and temptation

Key Scriptures

Psalm 3:3
Genesis 15:1
Psalm 5:12
Ephesians 6:16
James 4:7
1 Peter 5:8–9

Reflection Question

How does knowing that the Lord is your shield help you stand firmly in faith when you feel attacked by fear, doubt, or the enemy’s lies?

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For more biblical teaching and discernment resources from Doreen Virtue, visit Doreen Virtue at Servants of Grace.You can also watch more episodes of New Age to Christ on the YouTube playlist.

Doreen Virtue

Doreen Virtue holds a Master’s degree in Biblical & Theological Studies with highest honors from Western Seminary (56 units / 2021), and an MA in Counseling Psychology from Chapman University. Prior to being saved by God‘s grace and mercy in 2017, Doreen was a psychotherapist specializing in women’s issues, rated in the top 15 most influential living spiritual teachers by Watkins, and the top selling new age author in the world. She was born and raised in new thought churches which she attended for 33 years, before segueing to new age and Wicca in 1991 while touring with a mind-body-spirit conference organization. Before her salvation, Doreen frequently appeared on Oprah, CNN, The View, Coast to Coast and other liberal secular media. After the Holy Spirit convicted her of her sins, while she read Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Doreen repented and gave her life to Jesus as her Lord and Savior. Doreen has been helping professing Christians to identify and avoid new age and new thought deception. Doreen volunteers in discipling women who’ve been saved out of New Age in a private Facebook group. Doreen was a speaker at the Answers in Genesis 2025 women’s conference at the Ark Encounter. She has been featured on American Gospel 3, American Gospel TV, Daily Wire, Moody Radio, Spillover, Christianity Today, Cultish, New York Magazine, Spiritual Counterfeits Project, Servants of Grace, and other Christian media.

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