1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Have you ever felt as if everyone and everything was against you? Or better yet, have you experienced intense spiritual warfare? Personally, I’ve gone through seasons like this in my own personal life. It felt as though the weight of this world was resting on my shoulders. It was a huge burden and I didn’t know how to effectively handle these situations while laying them at the feet of Jesus.

Growing in my relationship with the Lord, I’ve learned how to pray more fervently when situations like these arise and to trust the Lord’s deliverance and purpose for it. The Lord has given me His wisdom to discern and recognize that these attacks are coming directly from the enemy. His motive is to destroy and if that means using people or things against me, he will. But the Lord is greater and He will not allow me to be overtaken by satan’s tactics. My God will fight for me and I should hold my peace.

1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in me is greater than he who is in the world. (Personalized)

Exodus 14:14 “The Lord will fight for me and I shall hold my peace. (Personalized)

Psalm 121:2-3 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. He will not allow my foot to be moved; He who keeps me will not slumber. (Personalized)

The Lord has shown me in His Word that my greatest weapon is PRAYER when dealing with spiritual attacks:

P – Pray and Praise the Lord

R – Repent of my sins/Rest in the Lord

A – Trust in the Almighty God

Y – Yield to the Spirit

E – Embrace the will of God/Endure to the end

R – Reflect on the goodness of God/Remember that I’m not alone for He is with me; Remember His promises/Recall past victories

2 Corinthians 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.

Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Anytime the Lord is about to use you in a mighty way or pour out an enormous blessing, the enemy comes along and tries to manipulate or thwart the plan of God. But our God is G-R-E-A-T-E-R, and the enemy is no match for our Mighty King! God’s plan for our lives will always succeed.

Ephesians 6:10-11 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Revelation 3:7b These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”.

Ladies, our breakthroughs are about to happen! It’s at the doors. What the enemy meant for evil, God has meant for good (correlates with Genesis 50:20). The Lord is our Victor and victory is coming. He is getting ready to come through in a powerful way and pour out blessings that we don’t have room enough to receive. So keep trusting, believing, and praising Him! Our breakthroughs are much closer than we think they are! When the battle becomes fierce, don’t give up nor give in. Instead, cling tightly to Jesus, pray without ceasing, hold on to His promises, and stand firm on the authority of God’s Word! Out of an act of obedience, let’s begin praising God for our breakthroughs and BELIEVE they are about to come to pass. Rest in Him, trust the Lord’s overall plan for your life, and keep fighting the good fight of faith.

Romans 8:31b If God is for us, who can be against us?

2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.

1 Samuel 17:45, 47a Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defiled (vs. 45). Then all this assembly should know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for THE BATTLE IS THE LORD’S” (vs. 47a).

Psalm 84:11b No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

Psalm 104:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.

Psalm 147:1 PRAISE the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.