Unleashing the Hidden Warriors

Battle Savvy

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wackiness in high places. —Ephesians 6:12

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

—Matthew 10:16

Now is the time for God’s elite to be manifested and called to the front lines. We are now witnessing the greatest onslaught of demonic attacks, the likes of which has never been seen upon the earth. We are witnessing simultaneous worldwide attacks from the enemy.Battle-ready and battle-astute saints, prayer warriors, and intercessors are desperately needed in this hour. Knowledgeable and prepared saints are being sought by God for every aspect of the church body and beyond. Although praying saints are always needed, this is especially true for the prayer warrior and intercessory prayer ministries worldwide right now. We need to be standing in the gap for both the lost and the saved. More so than ever, we have to be cognizant of the fact that we are not struggling and contending with human beings but with evil spiritual forces of great wickedness. Consequently, as prayer warriors and intercessors, we must continually be attuned to our spiritual and natural surroundings in the Holy Spirit.

The Lord Jesus taught the disciples to be careful of their surroundings when going about doing His will. He went on to tell them to be wise as serpents (shrewd and alert) and innocent as doves (having no self-serving agendas). The scripture reads, “Listen carefully, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves, be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves” (Matthew 10:6 AMP). In other words, before we engage with the enemy for both ourselves and others, we must stop and assess our own surroundings as well as assess the current situation. Most of all, we must stop and take the necessary time to seek and listen to the Lord for clarity and wisdom on our assignments. We should never assume we know everything that pertains to any aspect of our prayer assignments. It is imperative that we seek God first! One of the major aspects to winning a battle, especially in the Christian arena, is to begin by discerning whether the battle is ours to fight or if we’re merely experiencing a cleverly disguised demonic distraction. In other words, there are some things that will come against us that we should not even waste any time or energy on because it is sent from the enemy.as a distraction to deflect us from the real fight. After making the determination that we truly do have a fight to fight, then we must, immediately, begin to take stock of our spiritual arsenal. Subsequently, we must, both, decide how to fight the fight and what weapons to use in the fight. As saints we war and wage all of our battles on our knees Therefore, we must ascertain if we need to just continue praying as usual, come into agreement with another prayer warrior, or add fasting to our prayers as well. This is why a prayer warrior and intercessor must always begin every battle by seeking wisdom from God. Moreover, we Christians must realize from day one that we have a definite enemy. We must also know that our enemy always keep us in his crosshairs. Fortunately, he cannot take us out unless we give him an opening. Therefore, we should always be cognizant of his tricks, traps, and most of all his lies. Since he knows we are protected by God from any premature devastation, we are to be wise and careful in our walks. We have to begin by being obedient to the Word of God. We must always be careful that we are operating in the will of God. Consequently, he cannot destroy us prematurely. Remember that I did not say that the enemy would not attack us or attempt to distract us. Therefore, be ever mindful that he goes about to set us up and use people as well as things to try and pull us out of our place of obedience, peace, joy, and protection. The enemy is a master at distraction, causing us to engage in fights which are not ours but is, instead, the Lord’s. I have noticed that there are many good, God-fearing people who are tenaciously fighting battles, but are fighting the wrong battles and with the wrong weapons. As with any serious battle, we tend to put our sole focus into the direction of the fight, consequently; causing us to turn a deaf ear to some other important issues. In fact, we can be so laser focused in a certain direction that we tend to neglect some pertinent circumstance that might require our immediate attention. I have learned the hard way how the enemy is a master at using distraction to persuade us to focus our attention in the wrong direction. Some of us Christians have been so preoccupied with our various life circumstances to the point where we have not been aware of the tremendous increase in the devil’s attacks on every aspect of society. There are several other things that the enemy has been subtly incorporating into the world. These evils are being very cleverly introduced into our society and are rapidly becoming ingrained into our daily lives on every level.