Spiritual Warfare and Territorial Spirits

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Felicity

I believe you sis. We have an enemy to be sure and he makes his presence felt - particularly if you're living a consecrated sold out life. Sometimes I hear people wondering "why" things are so difficult, why they struggle with consistent persistent Bible reading and prayer. Why they feel lethargic and tired and worn out with little desire for spiritual things. Part of the reason is that Satan's strategy is to wear the saints down.

It's important to stay cognizant all the time of the fact that we are being opposed, but also to remember that we are more than conquerors, stand on the promises of God and claim the fact that he is under our feet.

The fact is ....... the victory is already ours. It's been given to us but we still have to fight battles. Jesus did. So why wouldn't we? Paul did. Peter did. So will we.

So on one hand we stand on the promises of God knowing that we're ultimately victorious but on the other hand we have to "fight the good fight". We have to cast down imagination, we have to invade territory that the devil has a stake in. We have to do violence to the kingdom of satan.

It's not all a Sunday School picnic although most live an awful lot of the time as if it is.

I agree with all you've said. I'm sure I haven't been attacked on the scale you have been considering the work you have been involved with for the Lord, but I remember one day waking up in bed to a demonic presence I couldn't see who was threatening to destroy me and my family. I couldn't move or speak. I called on Jesus in my mind and that spirit left.

Within three years my marriage was destroyed.

Felicity, I'd like to hear about your battles.