I demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and I take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 My struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil ( Ephesians 6:12 ).

Its so hard to find practical advice in the Christian community because of this diversity.

I hope to lay out a quick backdrop and then give some practical spiritual warfare prayers to help Christians feel powerful when it comes to spiritual warfare.

If the enemy can get you to not see them, then they can execute their plan unhindered.

The enemy knows that if they can get your focus on either of these two things, you will lose hope and lose sight of Jesus.

If the enemy can find success in this area, Christians will either run from the battle or run into it without the covering of Gods presence.

The question I hope you are now asking is, how do we engage in spiritual warfare For this answer I want to look at Jesus example.

The woman at the well had five husbands and the man she was currently with was not her husband ( John 4:1-26 ).

There was a good chance this woman had some demon problems.

However, Jesus never addressed her in that way.

In fact, He only exposed her shame; He never even asked her to repent or confess anything.

Not only did she have a long medical problem, but she also had let the doctors of her day practice on her to try to get her well.

In this instance, Jesus didnt do anything except walk by ( Luke 8:40-47 ).

They would start screaming, we know who you are These examples are important because spiritual warfare is real, but most of the times you will win the battle without confronting them directly.

We need to be aware when we are to directly engage and when we are just simply to make no room for the enemy to stay.

His compassion for others and love for God were some of his beautiful attributes I took away from the time.

He has written a seminal book on the topic of spiritual warfare that I highly recommend for balance on this topic.

God is always greater, therefore, I will worship Him in the midst of the battle.

I have no doubt that He would not now also come and remove the enemy that is before me.

Jesus sent me out to drive out demons and advance His kingdom ( Mark 3:14-15 ).

He will give me a plan of attack that removes the enemy and respects the person.

If spiritual warfare is hard, I havent received Gods complete plan of attack.

We overcome evil with good ( Romans 12:21 ), therefore I will focus my attention on the goodness of God in response to the evil in front of me.

For though I live in the world, I do not wage war as the world does.

On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

Corinthians 10:3-5 My struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil ( Ephesians 6:12 ).

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