November 3rd, 2025
By: Gabi Pope
Have you ever felt like you’re fighting something that you can’t see? It’s not just the stress of the work week, or the disappointment in life, or the heartbreak you’re feeling. It’s something deeper, it’s something spiritual!!! I’ve felt the weight of invisible battles pressing on my chest in the middle of the night, wondering why everything feels so heavy even when nothing looks wrong on the outside.
That’s the thing about spiritual warfare, it rarely announces itself. It sneaks in through discouragement, through comparison, through the quiet lies that whisper, “You’re not enough,” “Why are you even doing this?”
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12
That verse used to feel too big for me, too intense. The more I’ve dug into my Word, the more and more real this verse becomes!! The enemy doesn’t always come at us with chaos and calamity. Sometimes he comes through distractions and busyness. The enemy will continue to be subtle and sneak in until at some point we forget everything we are even fighting for!!!
There was a time when I was praying but not fully believing. Reading Scriptures, but only to mark it off a checklist. I was serving every chance I could. I felt like I was doing everything “right,” and yet, I was running on empty. That’s when God whispered something that changed everything: “You’re fighting battles that only I can win.”
Spiritual warfare isn’t about fighting harder!!!!! I’m going to say it again, spiritual warfare isn’t about fighting harder, it’s about surrendering deeper!! The moment we try to battle spiritual darkness in our own strength, we lose sight of the Power that already lives within us.
“The One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4
That means you don’t have to be strong enough, smart enough, or holy enough to win. You just have to stand!
“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground… Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place.” Ephesians 6:13-14
Notice it says “stand.” It doesn’t say to run, it doesn’t say to move around, jump up and down, it simply says to stand. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do in spiritual warfare is to refuse to move away from your faith.
Growing up my pawpaw used to say, “The devil doesn’t mind you believing in God, doll, as long as you don’t believe Him.” My pawpaw was right about many things, but especially this!! The devil doesn’t mind you going to church or posting a verse on your story!!!! Do you know why? Because even though you showed up to worship God, you still weren’t obedient when He told you to move. You’re still walking in your sin because you refused to lay it down. (And no judgement, I have been there more times then I would like to admit.) What terrifies him is when you actually walk in authority, when you remember that you’re a child of the Most High, and that every weapon formed against you will not prosper!!!
When I finally realized that, my prayers changed. Instead of begging God to fix what was broken, I started declaring truth over my life:
-“I am not a victim of my thoughts.” (2 Corinthians 10:5)
-“I have the mind of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 2:16)
-“The Lord fights for me; I need only to be still.” (Exodus 14:14)
There’s something about speaking truth that shifts the atmosphere. The enemy operates in lies, and when you speak Scripture, you strip him of his power. That’s why Jesus used the Word in the wilderness!!! Not because He didn’t have the power to end the enemy’s attacks in one breath, but because He wanted to show us how to fight the enemy and his lies.
Friend, maybe you’re in a spiritual battle right now. Maybe you’ve been feeling weary, unseen, or under attack. Maybe it feels like you’re fighting shadows. I want you to know this, God sees you!!! He hasn’t abandoned you and He’s already equipped you with everything you need to stand!
Sometimes the battle isn’t about defeat, it’s about development. God uses warfare to sharpen our discernment, to deepen our dependence, to draw us closer to His voice.
Even when it feels like the battle is breaking you, remember; it’s actually building you!! The fight may be tough, but so is your faith.
Have you ever felt like you’re fighting something that you can’t see? It’s not just the stress of the work week, or the disappointment in life, or the heartbreak you’re feeling. It’s something deeper, it’s something spiritual!!! I’ve felt the weight of invisible battles pressing on my chest in the middle of the night, wondering why everything feels so heavy even when nothing looks wrong on the outside.
That’s the thing about spiritual warfare, it rarely announces itself. It sneaks in through discouragement, through comparison, through the quiet lies that whisper, “You’re not enough,” “Why are you even doing this?”
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12
That verse used to feel too big for me, too intense. The more I’ve dug into my Word, the more and more real this verse becomes!! The enemy doesn’t always come at us with chaos and calamity. Sometimes he comes through distractions and busyness. The enemy will continue to be subtle and sneak in until at some point we forget everything we are even fighting for!!!
There was a time when I was praying but not fully believing. Reading Scriptures, but only to mark it off a checklist. I was serving every chance I could. I felt like I was doing everything “right,” and yet, I was running on empty. That’s when God whispered something that changed everything: “You’re fighting battles that only I can win.”
Spiritual warfare isn’t about fighting harder!!!!! I’m going to say it again, spiritual warfare isn’t about fighting harder, it’s about surrendering deeper!! The moment we try to battle spiritual darkness in our own strength, we lose sight of the Power that already lives within us.
“The One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4
That means you don’t have to be strong enough, smart enough, or holy enough to win. You just have to stand!
“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground… Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place.” Ephesians 6:13-14
Notice it says “stand.” It doesn’t say to run, it doesn’t say to move around, jump up and down, it simply says to stand. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do in spiritual warfare is to refuse to move away from your faith.
Growing up my pawpaw used to say, “The devil doesn’t mind you believing in God, doll, as long as you don’t believe Him.” My pawpaw was right about many things, but especially this!! The devil doesn’t mind you going to church or posting a verse on your story!!!! Do you know why? Because even though you showed up to worship God, you still weren’t obedient when He told you to move. You’re still walking in your sin because you refused to lay it down. (And no judgement, I have been there more times then I would like to admit.) What terrifies him is when you actually walk in authority, when you remember that you’re a child of the Most High, and that every weapon formed against you will not prosper!!!
When I finally realized that, my prayers changed. Instead of begging God to fix what was broken, I started declaring truth over my life:
-“I am not a victim of my thoughts.” (2 Corinthians 10:5)
-“I have the mind of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 2:16)
-“The Lord fights for me; I need only to be still.” (Exodus 14:14)
There’s something about speaking truth that shifts the atmosphere. The enemy operates in lies, and when you speak Scripture, you strip him of his power. That’s why Jesus used the Word in the wilderness!!! Not because He didn’t have the power to end the enemy’s attacks in one breath, but because He wanted to show us how to fight the enemy and his lies.
Friend, maybe you’re in a spiritual battle right now. Maybe you’ve been feeling weary, unseen, or under attack. Maybe it feels like you’re fighting shadows. I want you to know this, God sees you!!! He hasn’t abandoned you and He’s already equipped you with everything you need to stand!
Sometimes the battle isn’t about defeat, it’s about development. God uses warfare to sharpen our discernment, to deepen our dependence, to draw us closer to His voice.
Even when it feels like the battle is breaking you, remember; it’s actually building you!! The fight may be tough, but so is your faith.
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