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HOW TO WIN THE BATTLE OF THE INVISIBLE REALM
Kris Vallotton
August 31, 2022
THE INVISIBLE BATTLE
Imagine with me for a moment a soldier heading to the battlefield with no armor or weapon, dressed in street clothes, and no prior training for how to fight in battle. Don’t you think we’d deem them unfit for the job and question their ability to protect our country and attain victory? Sadly, I’d propose this is a similar scenario that we face in the Western Church today.
We set out for battle unaware of the reality of the invisible war waging around us. We treat fictional characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny as if they are more real than Satan, demons, and principalities. This thinking only sets us up for defeat before the battle has even begun.
Now let me be clear, my goal here is not to ignite fear, but rather speak to the truth that through the redemptive power of the cross we are victorious. However, this truth doesn’t remove the reality of the spiritual realm that impacts us on a daily basis. As weird as it may sound, these entities are vying for attention and affecting our daily lives, our relationships, our health, and our prosperity. Yet, unlike a physical battle, our unawareness lures us right into a strategic battle designed to steal from, kill, and destroy us. Our ignorance allows the demonic realm to be hidden within plain sight.
The truth is, in order to live a prosperous and successful life, we must become spiritual cryptographers who understand that we are in a real and present battle. We were not created to be ignorant to the plans and tactics of the enemy, rather we have been designed to be sanctified solutionaries dismantling the schemes of the enemy and promoting the Kingdom of heavenly ability.
The apostle Paul, one of the most spiritually intelligent people to ever grace the earth wrote, “You were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the sons of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:1-2). I know this may sound like science fiction, but this is real.
The good news is that there are more angels who are for us than there are demons against us.
God has assigned strong angelic allies to help us in life and in battle. The ability to distinguish or discern these spiritual entities and their angelic or demonic strategies is essential to the true success of every person on the planet. It is vital to understand that believers have been given gifts and authority over this unseen realm, to undermine and disarm the devious demonic agenda. You are a Kingdom force on the earth, equipped with the divine advantage of spiritual intelligence.
BECOMING A CRYPTOGRAPHER
So much of spiritual intelligence is not only learning to decode clues but also having the divine insight to solve the riddle. The wisest king in the world unpacked this notion in the book of Proverbs when he revealed his purpose for writing that book: “To understand a proverb and a figure, the words of the wise and their riddles” (Proverbs 1:6). In other words, God wants us to solve complex problems, understand riddles and reveal hidden mysteries with Him!
Now you may be questioning, do I have the gift or ability to discover the thoughts of God and solutions of Heaven? Is this for just a select few of His “chosen cryptographer crew”? The answer is no! By the power of the Holy Spirit, you have access to the thoughts of God. You have not only the strength of a redeemed mind, but you also have access to the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2). When we simply live with a redeemed mind, we disregard and disempower the ability we have to grasp solutions from Heaven and bring them to earth. What I am getting at is for a long time the Church has been really good at teaching and training Believers to think like God (Romans 12). But, we have lacked in teaching and training Believers to think God’s thoughts, also known as spiritual intelligence.
If we truly understood our advantages in the way we have been supernaturally equipped, think about the difference it would make in our lives and in the world around us.
I want to challenge you to think about the situations that felt impossible before you read this blog. How do you feel about them now after you consider the advantages you have as a Believer?
With all this in mind, do you have a desire to be a visionary, a pioneer, scientist, or innovator? To be a modern-day Daniel, Solomon, or Elisha; who carries insight and interpretation of prophecies, to access divine brilliance that impacts a whole generation, and provide solutions that could save a nation?
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