Spiritual Battle

I knew that I want to write today on prayer. But PRAYER. It is such a vast subject. So so much.  I decided to tell you about some things that happened at prayer meetings.

Disclaimer:: In prayer SOMETIMES I feel God speaking to me or showing me things. This is “weird” for some people or they are “skeptical.” Well then, suck it up buttercup cause my God is about to turn things Real.

 

I believe in spiritual battle. Here is some spiritual battle info brought to you by google.

 

What is spiritual realm mean? The spirit world, according to Spiritualism, is the world or realm inhabited by spirits, both good or evil of various spiritual manifestations. Whereas religion regards an inner life, the spirit world is regarded as an external environment for spirits.

 

What is warfare in the Bible? Spiritual warfare is the Christian concept of fighting against the work of preternatural evil forces. It is based on the biblical belief in evil spirits, or demons, that are said to intervene in human affairs in various ways. ... Prayer is a common form of spiritual warfare among Christians.

 

When I was younger, even after I was saved, I still thought about prayer being me listing a bunch of ideas or wants to God. There was certainly no listening back. I think I might have thrown a couple of prayers of thanks, but that is where it ended.

As I got older I began to learn about spiritual warfare.  What is this? Spiritual warfare is the Christian concept of fighting against the work of preternatural evil forces. It is based on the biblical belief in evil spirits, or demons, that are said to intervene in human affairs in various ways.

Pricilla Shirer says “"Everything that occurs in the visible, physical world is directly connected to the wrestling match being waged in the invisible, spiritual world," "The effects of the war going on in the unseen world reveal themselves in our strained and damaged relationships, emotional instability, mental fatigue, physical exhaustion and many other areas of life. Many of us feel pinned down by anger, unforgiveness, pride, comparisons, insecurity, discord, fear. . . and the list goes on. But the overarching, primary nemesis behind all these outcomes is the Devil himself."

Did you catch that? Our biggest problems are actually spiritually rooted.

Ephesians 6:12 says the same: "For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens."
 

To that end, Priscilla urges us to pray for more spiritual vision. She says we should ask the Lord to open our eyes to see the enemy's activity and to be more aware of the spiritual resources He has given us to disarm and defeat him. Victory is available to us, but it will only come as we pray for God's help in the battle.

 

When I say this is all about Jesus, I seriously mean ALL about Jesus. When people ask do I believe in ghosts my response is of course not. No where in the Bible does it talk about “hanging around’ after death. NOW- do I believe in spirits. One hundred percent. There are evil spirits in our world and there are holy spirits in our world. If you have ever witnessed a tragedy and could wrap you mind around it- might I suggest demons. Demons are real in biblical times and they are still on their path of destruction today. The thing is they KNOW in the end they loss. The Prince of Darkness knows he is a loser. But he is willing to lie, cheat, whisper, corrupt, put people in the “right places” to separate you from the love of you creator.

 

Good news- Not only demons and the Prince of Evil are real but so are   our heavenly warriors. There are angels battling this darkness everyday for us.

 

BUT let’ get a few things straight. You are on the winning team. Start acting like it. Start praying with authority and quoting scripture from the bible. If He is for us whom shall I fear? Demons sew discord and strife in families. They bring lust and lies. They will whisper certain things in your ear that makes it sound ok and that couldn’t be further from the truth. The demons or shadows being depression, disease, divorce, division They whisper ideas into your head you may not thought of. They are playing for blood. Your blood. There goal is to cause as much anguish as they can to your Father, by taking you.

 

BUT we are on the wining team. The key to wining our battles is number one- realize that your in them. It isn’t your spouse, or kids, or job! It is the influential darkness. Where does that leave you? Fighting on your knees. Quoting scripture back to the Father of lies. Recognize that his lying thieving goal is to bring division. Address it form a spiritual stand point, Take a time out and go pray that God would unbind your eyes and you can see the truth.

 

Things are getting rough in our country and are only getting rougher. Many prophets have called for September to a month of surrender and prayer. Big things Spiritually are coming. We, the followers of Christ, need to stand up for our nation and say no more. This is a nation under God. Cover it in prayer.

 

And since I took so long explaining, tomorrow I want to share what God has been showing me in some spiritual battle! Buckle up baby!