More Thoughts on Spiritual Warfare

Matthew 16:21-23
Peter became an "obstacle" to Jesus' destiny. Jesus said, not to Peter but the supernatural forces that was using Peter...He spoke to the spirit, not the person, "Get thee behind me Satan."

Every God-given destiny or dream has an enemy. People can impact your destiny, but people are not, stricky put, the enemy of your destiny. You will encounter very few people in life that knowingly fight against the will of God. Peter didn't knowingly fought against the will of teh Father for the son. Peter was sincere in his comments, but there was a larger dynamic at work. Peter didn't perceive it, he was responding based on his emotions and preconceived ideas.

Spiritual realities impact natural realities. See Revelations 12. On earth the dragon is on earth to devour the baby. Satan is "disguised" as a dragon. But, while this "natural" battle was waging, in Heaven Michael and the angels were fighting a spiritual battle. What happens in the spirit dictates what happens in the natural world.

See Exodus 17:9-11 In the valley the soldiers has real spears and swords and armor...but on the mountain Moses prevailed in prayer (lifting one's hands meant praising and praying to God) and the Israelites persisted and won. Notice...both battles had to be fought. Moses wasn't just on the mountain praying and Joshua and the soldiers were back laying in their tents. They had to show up and swing those swords.

If you only perceive what's going on with human eyes and make decisions, as well intentioned as they may be, based only on the natural, only on the physical realties, if you make those decisions not walking in the spirit, you will not win the battle. You cannot birth a spiritual destiny strickly through the arm of the flesh.

Now, God doesn't want us to be paranoid and think that everything that happens in the natural is because some demon somewhere is doing something. A lot of people give demons a lot more power than what they have. But there are times and places you will experience a natural circumstance that involves a spritual battle.

Don't get distracted by human reactions.

Five things you need to know.
1). Every destiny has an enemy.
2). People are not your problem.
3). Spiritual realities impact natural realities.
-Faith is your friend...that doesn't mean blindly ignoring realty. It's not the power of positive thinking.
-The Word is your weapon
-Angels are your ally (II Kings 6)
4). Timing is everything. Satan never fights fair and will kick you when you're weakest. But, God's timing is perfect. God chooses the time and the place of the battle and the victory.
5). The battle IS the Lord's. You cannot fulfil your destiny without supernatural intervention. It doesn't matter how the opposition comes...the enemy comes at you at so many ways...sublte or overwhelming or it could be tormenting thoughts in your head, etc. You are not alone. See I Samuel 17.