I got a recorded call recently, saying, “The FBI reports that there is a home break-in every fifteen seconds…” Interesting timing! I believe there is a home break-in more often than that, but it is not by human criminals. The enemy will do whatever he can to destroy us and our lives by breaking into our minds with his lies.
Imagine if you joined the army, but you didn’t go through basic training, because the army was trying to save money. Or maybe they were desperate for new soldiers to get to the front lines of battle.
Your enemy, however, had preparation for how to live and act in the army. They had endured endless physical and mental challenges. You had nothing but a gun thrust into your hands, without any instructions on how to use it. You had no strategy or plan, other than to “get the bad guys.” And you weren’t even sure who they were or how to recognize them.
How successful do you think you would be against a well-trained army? How long do you think you would last in the battle against soldiers who were trained to kill?
Our enemy is organized and equipped with all of his demons, strategies, tactics, weapons and more. Yet so often we go into spiritual warfare unprepared. Then we wonder why we are always losing the battle.
Excerpted from Battlefield Strategies for Every Believer.