Comments on: Prophetic People & Spiritual Warfare

By: Epoxy Floors :

Epoxy Floors : — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:54:44 +0000

i think that we should always strike a balance between spiritual life and our physical life here on earth*.`

By: Sleeper Sofa

Sleeper Sofa — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:41:55 +0000

of course spiritual life is more important than our physical life on earth.*.

By: Samuel Hernandez

Samuel Hernandez — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:38:35 +0000

spiritual life is really more important than our earthly life’~~

By: Angel Baker

Angel Baker — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:25:37 +0000

i think that spiritual life is much more important compared to our earthly life.

By: Helen Calder

Helen Calder — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:54:47 +0000

Love this–from the Bible in the book of Romans, chapter 8 v 38-39
‘For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.’

By: Helen Calder

Helen Calder — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:53:10 +0000

Hi Robyn, it is true that the battle is real and the times we live in are difficult. I have experienced similar things myself. I’m so glad, though, that as a Christian I can have peace and do not need to be afraid. Because I’ve come to know God personally, when I tell those things to go in the name of Jesus Christ they can’t hang around.
There will often be difficult times in life. I love Psalm 23. One of the things it says is, ‘You (God) prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies’ (Ps 23:5). The enemies are real–but the love, mercy and power that God gives us is like a feast in the middle of the tough times. I pray you know Him like that too.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:17:35 +0000

I have come across spiritual warfare. I have heard them fight, or so I think. It is hard sometimes to decifer what is your mind and what is real. But i’ve had expiriences i dont even think i’m able to talk about. Some might think i’m crazy but i know i’m not. A part of me is looking for answers, but the other half just wants to let it be. All i know is that it is REAL and there are battles going on all around us. These are not good times, I can feel it, I just choose not to dwell on it. Though I would suggest to find your way with god. It’s the only way you’ll make it to the light. god bless

By: Helen Calder

Helen Calder — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:36:18 +0000

Harri, love your processing, I sure have a lot of ‘D’oh!’ moments myself.

Ray, I like your thought about both leading us to prayer. That is exactly right, and wow, turning spiritual attacks into enemy setbacks… hmmm that sounds so good I think I will find a place to use that in my writing somewhere!

By: Ray Keefe

Ray Keefe — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:14:34 +0000

How can we tell if it is a test or an attack?

I don’t think it actually matters.

Both cases should lead us to prayer, the use of our God given authority in the Spiritual realm and seeking to give God the central place in everything we are and do.

So either way, the kingdom of darkness loses.

What a thought. If we let God be God and serve him faithfully, even the attacks become a setback for the enemy.

Ray Keefe
http://www.successful.com.au

By: Ray Keefe

Ray Keefe — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:10:34 +0000

Great post Harri,

I can’t say I ever look forward to the test. There is something in all of us that will settle for the short cut if we can. It was probably a major factor in the fall. Knowledge and wisdom as a consummable rather than learnt through diligence and experience.

But I sure do love the other side.

John Wesley also said “I set myself on fire and the people come to watch me burn.” But this fire isn’t pyrotechnic. It is pure unadulterated passion. It fuels us for the test and the triumph.

I’ll have some of that.

Ray Keefe
http://www.successful.com.au

By: Malcolm Calder

Malcolm Calder — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:46:24 +0000

I love your comment Helen on….The Hunk. Hmmmm nice. Cool thoughts. I have always found that a “Test” has pressure, decisions, temptation and sometimes even heartache but in the end hopefully wisdom and truth prevail. Warfare on the other hand seems always to have the “Unusual” attached to it. The out of the ordinary factor which wants to such the spiritual life out of us….for good. like you say Helen, satan wants us to be “stuck” in it.
In the end the outcome for both …..should be the same as we wrestle with the situation, we do have the Holy Spirit and…the Name of Jesus as the truth “in it” is uncovered and brought to bare.
Harri, I love your Spiritual Pyromaniacs comment…John Wesley said…”If the Church is on Fire the lost will come to watch it burn!!”

By: Harri

Harri — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:08:33 +0000

What is never tested can never be proved or disproved. I remember reading in psychology, some very interesting theories about our subconscious (Freud anyone??) and I could really not believe some of the outlandish stuff that many years later was still a valid enough statement to be written in 21st century textbook. Turns out, the reson most of Freud’s theories are still widely discussed is because they can’t be tested and therefore neither proved or disproved. Luckily for us, we live a faith which can always be proved. On the downside, like anything that can be proved, it has to be tested.
I had a yucky year last year, it was a Job year, only in the midst of it, it didn’t always feel that way, I sooked, I cried, I sulked, I was silent with God.Here was He, His word telling me He had a hope and future meant to prosper and not harm me and here was I stomping around like a petulant two year old, stuck in the testing forgetting everything He ever promised me. I didnt realise it, but God was wanting to purify me like silver in the flame, but I was letting the enemy keep me where I was.
Boy was I annoyed when I figured it out!! And there was God patiently waiting while I finally had my Homer Simpson “D’oh!” moment.
Sometimes, we can get angry at God, when we know it’s Him, that He’s testing us, but what we need to do is PRAISE Him for it, to me, when it’s getting messy, I realise now, it’s a sign that God’s preparing us for something bigger. And of course the enemy is gonna jump on in, He doesnt waste his firey darts on the ineffective, but on those he sees called to a bigger purpose.
At college last semester, I studied Old Testament and surprisingly loved it way more than I thought I would… But something hit me when we read Job – God pointed Job out to satan!! Say what??!! He pointed Job out to satan. He let the enemy have his way with Job for a bit…cus God being God knew He could Romans 8:28 it. Yeah, the devil had his fun, but what happened to Job? Read the last chapter…
God has purpose and even uses the devil for His good purpose!
when I realised I’d been set into the flame (or Jobed if you like), my circumstances didnt change, not straight away, but my perspective did. suddenly the flame seemed exciting, sure I wanted out, but only to see what was waiting on the other side!
So yeah, I’m a James 1 kinda girl now, and I like fire… sometimes doesnt feel like it but I do. Can we all be spiritual Pyromaniacs??