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Fighting with the Enemy?
I was speaking with a lady at my church yesterday and she shared that the battle was on for her mind. She had gone to evangelize her family in her hometown and ever since she has been facing spiritual attacks.
The trip itself was hard. Her family was not receptive and since she's gotten back... she feels worthless and alone.
She was asking me what I think is happening and I gave her a couple options...
- Its just a wilderness season... its normal is these seasons that nothing has really changed but your emotions are out of wack and you know you're facing a battle
- Your spiritual life was thrown off by you traveling... When you change your routine... it can be challenging to get back immediately. If you're dedicating certain times to pray and you've been doing that consistenly for a period of time... if you miss prayer (because of travel or other practical issues that come up when you're around new people) it can be hard to get back on track... It took me months after our conference... I was praying extended time through the day and when other Pastors and people came in I had to play host... but that meant sacrificing my prayer time... and honestly im still not where I was... Its hard to explain but if you know.. you know
- You were not supposed to go... THis one isn't fun but some battles are not our battles
But after talking to her for a while... it was clear... it wasn't any of the above. The truth was she went to fight for her family and those generational spirits started attacking her. She was so down and defeated that I just had to start teasing her.
"You went there to fight for you family... and now you're complaining?" "You didn't really want to fight"
You see there is never a reward or victory without a Battle. She was given the opportunity to fight but it was a fight.
Why is that a big deal? Well we cannot just choose to fight spiritual things... We wrestle not against flesh and blood.
Understand that we don't engage demons or fallen angels... or atleast I would encourage you not to.
But when they engage us... its because they have received permission... either from you or God (Please dont give demons permission.) And now you have one Job.... Stand.
Ephesians 6:12-14
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
When they come down and attack you... its because you've already been attacking them without knowing.. they feel threatened and they are trying to put you back in your place.
We wrestle not only with evil but all the spiritual world functions by the principle of wrestling. Remember Jacob wrestled with God.
Wrestling is not to the death... you can't kill a demon. The winner of a wrestling match is decided by the person who taps out or gives up last. You have one job....
Stand.
Don't fold.
and even better news...
the enemy is limited in what he can do...
Just resist and he will flee
If you ever needed encouragement in a hard season... put encouraging words for someone who may read this later... who knows you may come back and read your own encouragement in another season.
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