Spiritual Attacks

“For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12 NLT)

Good and evil are present within us and all around us. We don’t think much about these forces and their influence on us. We imagine that we are in complete control over our environment with our choices and actions; good choices lead to good outcomes, while bad choices lead to bad consequences.  This is true most of the time, but every so often, someone experiences evil on multiple fronts. These spiritual attacks are from an unseen enemy, and most of us have no idea how to defend ourselves.

Over the last few weeks, I have been studying this subject, and here are my notes.

1. Pray on the Armour of God. Ask God to protect you from head to toe. Pray especially for your mind, your attitude, and your core beliefs. God will give you the appropriate weapons and teach you how to use them. (Check Ephesians 6 for further details.)

2. Praise is a weapon. It strengthens you and scares off the enemy at the same time.

3. Use Scripture verses to pray. Change the words around if you need to and make them into prayers against evil.

4. Take this battle seriously, stay alert, pray constantly. Call out to God. Stay under His protection. Don't let your guard down.

5. Once evil has been sent packing, don't stay vacant. (Matthew 12:43-45) Immediately occupy yourself with Jesus. Root out evil and plant the Spirit of God.

6. I used to think I could just stay out of the battle and stay under the radar. You can't stay neutral. "This is war, and there is no neutral ground. If you're not on my side, you're the enemy; if you're not helping, you're making things worse. (Matt 12: 30 MSG)

7. Call for backup. Call on other prayer warriors to join you in the battle. Be open about your struggles and ask them to hold you up in prayer.

Lord, the enemy is no match for You. We place ourselves and our loved ones under Your protection. Show us what to do.