And yet God intervened to keep us here longer. Many of us may have experienced near death experiences, sudden and terrible illness, or holding loved ones who were at the brink of heaven. He desires to silence our voices and take us out of this world to shut off the light of God’s love and hope through Christ. He is a thief, a roaring lion, and preys on God’s people. We know from God’s word that the enemy wants nothing more than to “ steal, kill, and destroy” our lives and all we love ( John 10:10). There are many ways we may be fighting spiritual battles in our lives, here are 5 examples from Scripture of spiritual warfare: There’s power through His Spirit, His Word, and in prayer, and we can be confident that He is always with us, leading our way and covering us from behind. Biblical warfare is making ourselves more attentive to what God is doing and remembering to stand firm and let Him fight our fiercest battles. Spiritual warfare is not giving the devil more attention or focusing too much on his evil ways. And though many times, we may not fully know who or what is behind the struggles, we can be assured that God equips us for battle and He instructs us to live alert. In fact, he prefers we’re not.īut in a broken, dark world, how can we really know if we’re facing the expected difficulties of life as compared to true spiritual warfare attacks of the enemy? Jesus, Himself told us that in this life we would experience troubles (John 16:33), we know this to be true. The devil could not care less if we “feel” prepared or prayed up for our day. They’re ruthless, determined, and cunning. The forces of darkness don’t wait for us to be ready for their attack.
FIGHT YOUR FEAR AND WIN FULL
Yet all too often we race through busy, full days, ill-equipped, unprepared, or simply not aware of what we’re up against, or who the real enemy even is. God gives specific instructions in his Word, he gives us all we need to stand strong in this life and have victory over the battlefields of our mind, heart, and soul. God reminds us in His word to stay aware of Satan’s schemes, to live alert in this world, and to stay close to Him. And though we can’t stop his cruel attacks, we don’t have to let him win.
If you’re a believer who is living like salt and light in a dark world, you won’t go for long without encountering spiritual warfare through obstacles and attacks he will hurl your direction. But the enemy would love nothing more than to fill our minds with discouragement and defeat. We may not see it, we might forget it’s there. We’re in a battle in this world - a spiritual warfare battle.
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