To War!

To War!


My reason for writing this letter is because I was awoken to something so powerful, so great, so mind captivating that I knew that it is something us Christians must be reminded of constantly, daily, to the last days of our lives on this world.

Have you ever felt that this world was like that of the Matrix? When I first saw that movie I thought, “Dude! What if that were true?” What if we were living in a make believe world, that everything we thought and lived by was all… well, fake!
Of course that was the point to make us think that maybe this wasn’t the real world. But what if their idea was true, that the world we live in is all just a cover up from the real world or in the way I will use it, the real battle.

As Christians, we all know that Satan uses his dark forces to tempt us in the spiritual world. He will come upon us when we are least expecting and try to destroy us with his deceit, his malice, his indescribable hatred, and his love of evil.
We all have read the verses where God says that the fight is not with flesh and sword but with mind and soul. But do we truly realize how much of the fight is in our mind and soul? I believe that even now the enemy is lying to you telling you, “yes, there is a fight but it’s not that big of a deal.”
The enemy is trying to numb your mind as we speak so that my words will go through one ear and out the other. I would strongly suggest you stop right now and pray that God open your eyes and let you see truth. That your mind not be fogged with confusion and lies, that you may see the truth and it will set you free.

What I will tell you are my accounts of the spiritual realm and how most Christians are still blind to the fact that everyday we are attacked by the enemy. That most Christians fail God because they don’t understand the mighty weapon of PRAYER is their only way to call upon the Almighty God for strength and deliverance.

One day, I was sitting in my bedroom thinking about life as most teenagers seem to do. I sat there thinking about my life and what I had accomplished (at the time I felt as if I had done nothing to help serve God and my fellow man) I didn’t know it but God was to let me come to one of the worst times of my life, he let Satan come into my room with full access to my mind. It was one of the worst experiences I have ever had. The enemy’s presence filled the room, I could feel evil right at my fingertips. I felt cold and separated from God. Satan drove my mind insane, putting thoughts and doubts and fears into my mind faster then my mind could take them in. I felt torture and suffering in my heart and soul. I was being attacked by the enemy and all I did was cry out in anger and sorrow. That night I nearly came to the point of insanity, I felt like a little kid being beaten up by a big bully and I couldn’t do anything until he stopped. But the enemy didn’t stop he tormented my mind until I lost it and cried out to God to save me! I was so desperate for God to save me, I cried and pleaded for Him to come and rescue me.
God did come and rescue me, He saved me but more importantly He taught me a lesson I will never forget. One, that if I wanted to serve Him then I would be in a war where I would need Him more then anything in the world. Second, that this war is not in this world, it is in the world of souls and spiritual battling. And that my weapon is prayer.
When I was being attacked by the enemy I could do nothing physically, I was bound in a fight that would conquer me unless I had God’s strength.

The enemy sends his devils to plant doubt, fear, anger, confusion, laziness, pride, jealousy, lust, lies, and one of the worst for a Christian…numbness.
“Numbness to what,” you may ask? It is numbness to the truth, to righteousness, to clear sight from God. The worst is when the enemy numbs us to sin. He will use any means possible to ease your conscious and to get your guard down. He will make your sight of holiness appear thin and weak, making you feel that “it’s ok.”

Our battle is in our mind and soul!! How do I make it any clearer?

As Christians we have been numbed to the fact that our only weapon here on earth is prayer, that prayer is what shakes nations and crumbles evil! We have lost sight that the world we live in is but a testing place, it is but a short time. The real places are heaven and hell. Which world do you live in, the material world or the spiritual world?

We have forgotten our most powerful weapon, Prayer! It is our sword to vanquish the enemy! If we think that prayer is something we use for mealtimes and church times, then we don’t understand how much change we would see in our world if we would pray more. The verse that says to pray without ceasing, what does that mean to you? Come on, think, what does that mean to you? I would hope you say that it means to pray not just at mealtimes and at church but all day long! We will not survive the day unless we pray constantly, unceasingly, and zealously! Do you think God will send a host of angels to come and protect you if you pray weakly? No! May it never be! We must pray in such a way that would shake a mountain! We cannot cower back from our only weapon in the spiritual war.

We have become numb to the enemy, we have let him come in our lives through movies, music, internet, friends, and lack of time spent with God. People are always asking why are Christians so weak today? Why are there so many backsliders from the church? Why do Christians buckle under trials? It is because they have lost their weapon…prayer.
They spend more time watching movies then with God. They have their ten fifteen minute devotions in the morning and they think they are set for the day. They think that life is cool and that the enemy wont attack them. Well, that shows you how the enemy has gotten into the minds of Christians, they think that with five minutes of prayer they are ready to take on the day.

If you spend five minutes a day praying then I’ve got sad news for you, you wont grow with God that way, you wont be used by God. How do you expect to live for God when you don’t even spend half an hour a day with Him?

Prayer is our way to know God. Prayer is our way to fight the enemy. Prayer is our way of staying in touch with the spiritual realm. Prayer is our weapon in this raging war.
Yes, we will win the war, but it’s the battles that count in our life. We don’t need to worry about the end, because God will be victorious. But we need to win the battles.

Which world do you live in?

"Have you noticed how much praying for revival has been going on of late - and how little revival has resulted? I believe the problem is that we have been trying to substitute praying for obeying, and it simply will not work. To pray for revival while ignoring the plain precept laid down in Scripture is to waste a lot of words and get nothing for our trouble. Prayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience."
A.W. Tozer

"Revival comes from heaven when heroic souls enter the conflict determined to win or die-or if need be, to win and die! "The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force."
Charles Finney