Wrestling

Too often we forget that "we wrestle not against flesh and blood." The enemy uses men and women to do his work, but they are not the enemy. And we must fight the real enemy with spiritual "weapons." We must know the whole counsel of God so that the cleverest of liars cannot lead us astray. Often he comes as an "angel of light." Often he comes as a roaring lion. With the sword of the Spirit we can expose his disguise and reveal the darkness. With the sword of the Spirit... we can resist the lion--and he will flee. And we must pray. It is with prayer that we "put on the whole armor of God." It is with prayer that we intercede on the behalf of those we love and those we have been called to serve. It is with prayer that we cast our burdens on Him so that we might focus on "bearing one another's burdens and so fulfill the love of God." It is with prayer that we are empowered with the humility to love our human "enemies" and draw them to the Savior. Nothing makes our true enemy happier then when we focus our attacks on flesh and blood. When we do that, we are fighting on his side. When we do that, we are going to battle with harmless weapons. Be an effective wielder of the Sword of the Spirit. Be a man or woman of prayer. Demonstrate the unconditional, holy love of God to those who are enslaved by the one intent on destroying their souls. "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood."