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31 Spiritual Warfare Scriptures: Help for Facing Life's Battles Debbie McDaniel Debbie McDaniel is a writer, pastor's wife, mom to three amazing kids (and a lot of pets). Join her each morning on Fres ... More We're in a battle in this world. We may not see it, we might forget it's there. But the enemy would love nothing more than to start our year off with discouragement and defeat, bringing fear and stress. Don't let him win. If you're a believer who is living like salt and light in a dark world, you won't go for long without encountering spiritual warfare - obstacles and attacks he'll hurl your direction. God reminds us in His word to stay aware of Satan’s schemes, to live alert in this world, and to stay close to Him. He arms us with the sword, the Word of God, to stand against the enemy’s lies. He equips us with strength, wisdom, and discernment through His own Spirit to stay strong in the spiritual warfare battle. He inv...

FOCUS: We must change our focus if we expect to get stronger and overcome sin. Often times we focus so heavily on NOT doing something that we immediately do what we were not going to do. Why? Because we are so focused on the issue, the problem, and not the solution, we can't help but give into it. "NOT' is/can be a negative.  "I'm not going to lust" rather than "I Will meditate on your Word so that I might not sin against you." Words have power. Words are Important to God! And guess what, without trying to sound new-age or have claim-it spirituality, we are what we confess. We are what we claim to be. We are what we think. If all you think about is Not doing something you're going to do it -because it is all that's on your mind. It will take practice, but say "My body is a temple of the Holy Ghost" instead of "I'm not going to have fleshly desires."  Take your focus off of the sin and onto good. ...