The battles of Spiritual Warfare are intense when a person decides to accept Jesus as their Saviour. The enemy will attack from all angles, hoping to dissuade the person from fully giving their heart to Jesus. 

The seeds that are sown in people’s hearts will either take root on good soil, which is a heart fully surrendered to the Lord. Or, they will be sown in places where the Word is snatched away from them until they fall away. These types of battles are fought in the world but involve the spiritual forces of darkness that exist in the invisible realm around us.

Romans 7:14-20 may graphically point out the failure even of Christian to meet the demands of the Gospel. It also points up the persistent nature of sin.”

Galatians 5:16-17 says “Give by” is go on (a habitual conduct) living by the prompting power of the Spirit is the key to conquering sinful desires.

We, as Christians, are God’s children. Thus, if the world is in conflict with God, the world is also in conflict with us. We are not called to be of the world, or worldly, but we are sent into the world to be a witness of Jesus Christ. This is a miraculous calling and it takes the miracle of the Holy Spirit living in us to fulfil it.

It also takes training to discern between the ways of God and the ways of the world. Because we are born into this world, we naturally think according to it. We have to be transformed to understand God’s ways instead as in Romans 12:3. We may constantly need to crucify our natural inclinations and desires to receive all that God has for us. God’s gifts are far greater as they are filled with love, joy and peace than what the world offers. Jesus knew this fight would be a constant for His followers.

When we even know what the Lord wants us to do, we are given the power to overcome sin’s grasps.

We need to remember there is no battle when there is no opposing side. It takes two to fight. When we are dead in our trespasses, there is no spiritual battle within us because there is no spiritual life. 

The Spirit of God brings us to life spiritually, yet while we are in these bodies, the battle rages in the lives of believers. Yet, the victory is assured because we are in Christ. This is knowing the end of the story and fight.

How do these examples reflect similar situations in your life?