It is important to know that we do not fight against people. We fight against the forces that try to move, lie to, manipulate and destroy them and us, mainly by attacking our relationships.
They are forces of things like fear, pride, which includes self pity, lust, greed etc. Anything that exalts itsself above God. Anything that steals our faith, causes strife, doubt, depression, stress, anxiety and at a higher level deceptive mindsets, movements that cater to some fraction of soulish desire, pain, rebellion against what is good. Anything that is not trusting God, that keeps us from putting our faith in him or acts as surrogate thereof. There are many different kinds of forces and principalites. But it doesn’t matter which one you are facing. As long as Jesus has lead you there. If you notice forces he has not led you to fight with, walk on by. Do not engage with them. Holy Spirit will give you the understanding to know what to do. You will be trained and equipped to deal with any attack and later to go in on the offensive side. But not right away. You need to deal with your own healing first. For more on this go to the getting set free page.
It can take years before the Lord is able to use you in active, offensive combat. It is a training and we are all on different levels and each level is valuable and will bring you to the next. The word of God reminds us so often “do not fear”. We should only fear God! No one and nothing else. Spiritual warfare is about tearing down strongholds and setting captives free. It is about speaking truth and killing the lies that have infiltrated your mind and caused you to divert away from the purpose that God has for you. And it is warfare. War – fare! It is not a playground! It is a battleground! But it is also intense, exciting, so much fun because the joy of the lord is our strength and our battle cry is worship and our fighting is like a dance!
It is also prayer and fasting. Intercession. Standing in the gap for someone, sometimes for weeks, every day until the burden is lifted off you. It is intense and people who engage in spiritual warfare go through intense training. And periods of rest to recover. It is important as intercessors to have a covering of others who pray for you too. It is fighting battle after battle, lead by the Holy Spirit – NEVER EVER go into battle against anything that God has not lead you to!
Spiritual warfare is about living in the victory that is Jesus Christ. It is surrendering all that you are and all that you have to him, fully. Because going into battle means that the enemy will try to take you out! You and everyone and everything you hold dear. You can only succeed and persevere in spiritual warfare if you are fully surrendered to God and fully trust Him to bring you through. You need to surrender everything you value to God and trust Him. We learn to let go of everything, because the enemey can not steal, kill or destroy what we don’t have.
If you have died to self – your own selfish desires that cater to the yearnings of the soul – this does not mean the soul should starve, it means that every good blessing is a gift from God and surrendered to him with thanksgiving. Everything you are and everything you have is out of a motivation and for the purpose of giving Him all the glory! He is our protector, our provider, our defense, our hiding place, our strong tower in times of need, our very present help. He never leaves nor forsakes us. He has our lives and the lives of those we love in His hands and as we trust Him, even when it gets really difficult, for some of us unto death, He will bring us through. With Him death is not the end it is the finish line to victory!
Spiritual warfare is not a game. The enemy is not asleep. There is a very well organised network of deception, manipulation and witchcraft infiltrating the body of Christ, constantly. Waves of demonic fear are set on the people of the nations. Perversion infiltrates what should be pure and holy. They target the weakest because they know they have no way of reaching a true born again believer who knows how to deal with them. They try but God uses it all to bring us through His training, as stepping stones for us to be hubmled and equipped to rise higher into Him, into becoming a true reflection of Him, from glory to glory.
We need to understand their tactics and their strategical cunning. Their seductive manouvers that pounce on you at the first sign of weakness. As Holy Spirit trains us, we also learn to reccognise their weaknesses. Pieter Kirstein wrote that God gave Satan enough rope in order to hang himself with it. If we back the enemy into a corner they get so desperate that they disregard all masqerades of light and bluntly threaten us. Or they become so sure of themselves, so pridefull in their apparent ‘victory’ over us, that they blurt out who they are.
You need to trust God. There is no other way. To learn about spiritual warfare seek Holy Spirits guidance.
He is your first teacher.
Then He can teach you through those who are more experienced and sharing what Holy Spirit has taught them so far. For this you could check out the video ‘standing on spiritual warfare’ with John Ramirez but there are many more. The best way is to let God guide you in what and who you should learn from.
And remember:
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Ephesians 6:10â€-‬20 NKJV
The Holy Bible
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