Rejoice Marriage Ministries encouraged me to cover myself, my spouse, and my children daily with the armor of God since we are daily in a spiritual battle. Here is a prayer I’ve been working on to have posted around my house. It’s filled with cross-referenced passages to fully immerse ourselves in God’s word as we pray it in our lives and the lives of our loved ones. I hope it helps! I’ve included a PDF file at the bottom to print.

Cover Yourselves with the Armor of God
Ephesians 6:10-18

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth: Wrap around me Your belt of Truth. Do not let me be deceived, but to know Your voice and follow You alone (John 10:4-5). Your truth brings freedom (John 8:32). Lead me in Your truth and teach me (Ps. 25:5a). Open my eyes like Elisha’s servant to see how You are for me and truly greater than the enemy! (2 Kings 6:17)

…having put on the breastplate of righteousness: Cover my heart and emotions with Your breastplate of righteousness. Let them never supersede You and Your authority (Rom 6:12). My heart is deceitful & wicked (Jer. 17:9), therefore I need Your righteousness to make it fall in line to Your sovereignty. When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I (Ps. 61:2). Cover me with the robe of righteousness (Ps. 61:10). Above all else, guard my heart, for everything I do flows from it (Prov. 4:23). Hide Your word in my heart that I may not sin against You (Ps. 119:11).

& having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace: Put on me the gospel shoes by making me prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks me to give the reason for the hope that I have (1 Pet 3:15). Help me preach the word; to be ready in season & out of season to convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching (2 Tim. 4:2). Make my feet like the hind’s – to walk the high places (Hab. 3:19). Let my feet bring good news, proclaim peace, bring good tidings, and proclaim salvation, and say to all: Our God reigns (Is. 52:7/Rom. 10:15)!

Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one:
Father, give me strength to hold up my shield, to hide behind the faith You have instilled in me when the enemy attacks. Thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head (Ps. 3:3) Lord, let my faith be spoken of throughout the whole world (Rom. 1:8). Let the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God (Gal. 2:20). Never allow me to depart from the faith (1Tim. 4:1) Let my faith have works so it is never dead and be made perfect by my works (James 2:17, 22). Let our faith be the victory that overcomes the world (1 Jo. 5:4). God, be our shield and exceeding great reward (Gen. 15:1). For by faith we stand (2 Cor. 1:24b). Help me see what’s not seen which is eternal (2 Cor. 4:18), to live by faith and not by sight (2 Cor. 5:7).

And take the helmet of salvation: Lord, cover my head with Your helmet of salvation. Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble/honest, just, pure, lovely, are of a good report; if there be any virtue and worthy of praise – let me think on these things (Phil 4:8). Destroy every argument and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and take my every thought captive to obey Christ (2 Cor. 10:5)! Lord, keep these desires and thoughts {to surrender and please You} in the hearts of Your people forever, and keep our hearts loyal to You (1 Chron. 29:18). Do not let me be the wicked man who in pride does not seek You; in whose thoughts there is no room for God (Ps. 10:4)! Let Your higher thoughts and ways be my thoughts and ways (Is. 55:7-8).

The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Father, grant me wisdom to wield Your Word as the sword to fight the enemy. Let us overcome the enemy by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of our testimony (Rev. 12:11). Your word is as sharp as a double-edged sword – it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart (Heb. 4:12). Give me discernment to never use such a powerful weapon to hurt Your people, only the true enemy. May I live by every word that proceeds out of Your mouth (Matt. 4:4).

Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds prayers & requests: Lead me to pray without ceasing (1 Thess. 5:17) Help me give myself continually to prayer & the ministry of the word (Acts 6:4). Make me instant in prayer (Rom. 12:12). Let me be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving make my requests known to God (Phil 4:6).

Finally, never let me leave in haste or go in flight {of surrender}; for You go before me, the God of Israel will be my rear guard (Is. 52:12). Let the glory of the Lord be my rear guard (Is. 58:8) so that I am completed protected from the enemy. I ask that You, Yourself, be a wall of fire around me and You be the glory within (Zech. 2:5)! Encamp about me and let no oppressor pass through (Zech. 9:8). Setup Your hedge of protection around me that the enemy cannot penetrate (Job 1:10). And cover me with zeal as a cloke (Is. 59:17) to fight for You all the days of my life. Amen.