Fight the Right Foe

By: Sister Tarpley

In times like these, (just read the newspaper or listening to the news on the radio and/or television) there are many Christians, believers or just plain people, which are losing the battles in their lives. They are losing because they are fighting the wrong enemy!

People for years have been deceived into believing that just because a person said or did something to hurt them, that person is the one they need to fight or to be angry with.

But they are wrong.  The Bible says, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”  Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)

And since people are definitely flesh and blood, they’re never the source of our problem.

Some will say, “But Brother/Sister, you just don’t know what So-and-So did to me!”  Believe me, it doesn’t matter.

If you waste your time fighting “So-and So”, your real enemy (Satan and his demons) will get away scot-free.  They are your life long enemies.  They are behind every personal affront you encounter.

People who hurt and persecute you are only Satan’s tools.  When he wants to discourage you, to strike out at you, mentally and physically attack you, he uses people to get the job done.

Please keep in mind that persecution is not the manifestation of another person’s hate for you.  It’s a manifestation of Satan’s fear of you, because as a Christian, he knows that you have the Word of God in you.

When you take God’s Word and start swinging it around—using it as the Sword of the Spirit, because that’s what the Word of God is, the Sword of the Spirit, Satan get scared.

Remember that Jesus always used the Word to send Satan packing, and when he returned (you can be sure that Satan and/or his demons will come back,) Jesus used the Word every time he returned.

Satan will look for some person that he can send in there to dishearten you and to stop you from using God’s Word.  The Word of God is the only thing that can stop Satan and his demons.

The next time that someone hurts you, don’t let yourself get sidetracked into fighting them.  Pray, and then bind the spirit behind them.  Put flash and blood battles behind you and war with the weapons of the Spirit.

“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:  (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) . . . II Corinthians 10:3-4 (KJV)

Zero in on Satan with authority and the Word of God and bring your real enemy down!  “Fight the Right Foe”

Prayers can’t be answered unless they are prayed:  Life without purpose is barren indeed – There can’t be a harvest unless you plant a seed.  There can’t be attainment unless there’s a goal, and man is but a robot unless there’s a soul.

If we don’t send ships out, no ships will come in, and unless there’s a contest, nobody can win.  For games can’t be won unless they are played; and prayers can’t be answered unless they are prayed.

So whatever is wrong with your life today, you’ll find a solution if you kneel down and pray.  Not just for pleasure, enjoyment and health; not just for honors and prestige and wealth.

But pray for a purpose to make life worth living, and pray for the joy of unselfish giving.  For great is your gladness and rich your reward, when you make your life’s purpose the choice of the Lord.  –Helen Steiner Rice