Tag Archives: Spiritual warfare

ANGER, OFFENCES, AND SPIRITUAL WARFARE

I once worked in an organization. I and my colleague had a high-end potential client we desperately wanted to convert into an actual one. His contract would run into the millions, and commissions would be huge.

We made calls. We made presentations. We spoke to the heads. We spoke to him. We prayed. We fasted – and I could see all the visible signs that we would get the contract. We had one final presentation – and the bag would be secured. We were so, so ready.

Then about two days before the presentation, my colleague and I had a blowout. A huge, massive, gigantic, spittle-flying, words-shooting blow-up…

This topic has been bouncing around in my head – and I knew I had to write about it.

Years ago, I was between churches. I worked six days a week, so I needed one that, preferably, was close to the office. There were a few around, but one in particular had caught my attention…

Ask any Christian – and they’ll reel off the drill needed for spiritual victory: Pray. Read the Word. Meditate. Fast. Pray in the Spirit…and so on.

However, you can do all this – and still be a spiritual weakling.

Kenneth Copeland shared how his wife, Gloria, had been asking God to teach her how to fully and more powerfully operate in the spirit.

Years ago, I was preparing to take the usual Sunday school class at church. The topic for that week was “The Whole Armour Of God”. It was/is a familiar topic – and I was ready to teach, raring to go. The scripture passage, of course, was taken from the popular Ephesians 6:11-18.

As was the usual practice, I was having my personal study at home before leaving for the general review at church when, suddenly, it was as if a veil was torn away – and I saw myself in the Spirit:

I was naked – having only the helmet of salvation on…

“LORD, OPEN MY EYES…”

Lawrence Oyor has shared on numerous occasions how he started praying for long stretches at a time.

The first time it occurred, he and a group of other young boys were drilled by a certain pastor to pray for twelve hours non-stop. A few of the lads absconded, and the others just wanted to literally die. Read More…

BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD…

I had a ‘crazy’ friend who always made me collapse with laughter. She was unapologetically blunt, unafraid of anybody, unimpressed by what would impress most people – and the reigning queen of rapid comebacks and top-notch sarcasm…

…and, yes, she was Christian. Read More…

WHY DO I GIVE – AND NOT GET BACK?!

Have you heard people say, “I always give and give – yet I get nothing or so little back in return!”?
Or have you ever thought that about yourself?

If you have, these might be some of the reasons why…

HOW TO PREVENT SPIRITUAL ABORTIONS

This is a topic that hits very close to home for me.

I’ve lost spiritual pregnancies: some because I didn’t know what they were at that time, and others because I was too comfortable – or too distracted – to give them what they really needed…