What's in your Tool Kit?

The message:
In every situation use your 'shield of faith' and 'sword of scripture'.
Derived from Ephesians 6:16-17

So it's about the action--and the message is to use BOTH of these tools out in the world in EVERY situation (note the scripture’s use of "every" and "and"). We can battle life's challenges better--the "good" way--when we use BOTH of these things to base our actions on. Now I don't think this translates into walking scripture-quoting zombies who don't look past the reference here (and I don't think that was ever the intent.) What I think this means is that we should not only BELIEVE that there is a power greater than all of us that wants us to do good and succeed and love and experience joy; but ALSO believe that there is importance and usefulness in the book of scriptures ("tools") that were left behind to help teach us the best way to respond and behave in this world in order to achieve that goodness, success, love and joy. So even in the toughest of situations, we will come out better (but not necessarily without challenge) if we can use our belief in this principle to shield our spirits and bring us hope; and base our actions on the life lessons we learn from the tool-kit that's been provided. Wow. I'll need some help on a regular basis, my friends, to remind me to practice this. As simple as it sounds, gosh--it can be so hard for me to let go of the control and remove my own influences or manipulations from some situations.

Thought to ponder...
Is there significant difference between "believing IN God" and actually "believing GOD?"