(31). Spiritual Warfare - Winners & Losers?
Spiritual Warfare - Winners & Losers? Satan's fiery darts against Christians are intended to stimulate a distrust of God and tolerance for self-sufficiency. More often than not, this is accomplished through stimulating the mind with a preoccupation for survival and/or an endless search for self-significance (Gen 3:1,6). When believers yield to temptations for either, they are always on the loosing end of the battle. Ultimately, the primary reason Christians lose in spiritual warfare is unbelief. Simply put, we over-estimate adverse circumstances and underestimate God's inclination to help. It is interesting to note that Satan will never argue with your desire to invest yourself in spiritual-activities. His hellishness is against God's desire for the believer to be spiritually active... that is... to worship the Lord Jesus Christ by giving thank...