HELEN SANDERS
3-18-2026
FIERY DARTS

Ephesians 6: 16 speaks of the shield of faith which is part of the armor of God. It says, “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.”

So just what is a fiery dart? A fiery dart is anything that raises “ire” or anger, or offence in you. It usually happens when you least expect it. When someone uses words that hurt, that is a “fiery dart.” We must remember that we are in a spiritual battle. It is Satan using the person that threw the fiery dart and not the person himself/herself. Satan and his minions are operating through that person to wield the fiery dart. It is Satan’s goal to bring you defeat.

We cannot stop the fiery darts from coming but we can do something about them. The only thing that reflects those darts is faith. You have two options when the dart is hurled at you. You can allow it to hit you in your soul, which is your mind, will, and emotions to defeat you; or you can deflect that dart with your faith and render it harmless.

When the dart of offense comes, you must ask yourself two things: Is this accusation truth, or is it a lie. If what someone says is truth, then you must examine your heart and repent of anything that has brought the dart. If it is not the truth, then deflect it from your soul by faith. When you do this, you must NEVER allow that dart to rise again. You make the choice to forgive and destroy that dart by placing it on the altar as a sacrifice.

2 Corinthians 10:5 is our verse to stand on. It says, “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”

Casting down means to throw that dart of offense to the ground. Those darts are words that hurt; mocking, rejection and slander spoken against you. When you cast the thoughts down, you must never pick them up again. You take your thoughts [imaginations] and focus on God and His promises not on what was done to you.

Finally, the hardest part is to choose to never think of that dart again by forgiving the person that caused the dart to hit you and give that person to God. You put that dart in your “forget it forever box” where you let it remain locked and never think upon it again This shows true forgiveness and renders the spirit behind the thrower of the dart defeated.

Satan, the accuser of the brethren [Satan] becomes harmless because the fiery dart can no longer penetrate your armor. Of course, he will try to bring what happened back into your thoughts, but you must declare, no way Satan will I think on this again.