Spiritual Warfare --- SEEING CLEARLY Spiritual Warfare — SEEING CLEARLY We are experiencing turbulent times; tossed about on a sea of societal and economic upheaval. Yet those of us who are followers of Jesus Christ are in the ark of His protection. That doesn’t mean that we can’t be tossed about when the waves are roaring. It just means that we are protected from drowning in the turbulence because we are within the safety of the boat.  Each of us is strong in different areas (according to our gifts), and are to help each other fill in the gaps of weakness.  “As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed. When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.”  Exodus 17:11-12 This is my prayer for POTUS – that mighty angels will hold up his hands so that he does not grow weary, and defeats the Amalekites. But we don’t only help each other; we also help those who want to get out of the turbulent waters and into the safety of the boat. Even those who are drowning....   To those who “downvote” every post of a spiritual nature, ask yourself this — WHY do you bristle at the name of Jesus? What is it that is filling you with hateful emotions toward the One who loves you and wants the best for you? That negative influence wants your destruction, and is speaking hate into your mind because it doesn’t want to lose it’s grip on you! There was a video on YouTube of a tattoo artist being interviewed about his craft (sorry, can’t find the link).  What he did not know is that the video CLEARLY showed a shadowy creature “attached” behind him; not the man’s shadow, but a creature.  We can’t see them because they have a different vibrational frequency; yet that video camera was able to capture it.   We don’t wrestle against flesh and blood, but against dark forces. Years ago I met a woman who had been through a nasty divorce, from her husband who was physically and emotionally abusive.  She couldn’t get past the emotional pain and anger; she allowed her life to revolve around it, which stole her joy and made her miserable. She told me all about it, then said her husband was “the devil.” I told her, “Close your eyes and look at him – what do you see?” “He’s the devil!” “No he’s not.  Close your eyes and look at him again – what do you see?” “He’s the devil!” “NO HE IS NOT!  Close your eyes again and look at him – what do you see?” GASP “What do you see?” “There’s something poking him in the back!” “Exactly” We don’t wrestle against flesh and blood.   There is a research group (alienresistance.org) who began by interviewing hundreds of alien (demon/fallen angel) abductees.  When the two founders of this group began their research, one was agnostic and the other atheist.  What they discovered is that when a person being “abducted” called out the name of Jesus, the “abduction” ended immediately.   “Authority” is the right to issue commands according to the laws. Jesus has ALL POWER AND AUTHORITY. “At the name of Jesus, every knee must bow – those above the earth, in the earth, and under the earth.” When we choose to follow Him, He gives us that authority.   Fighting people is shadow-boxing. The targets are the ones manipulating mankind. It’s a spiritual battle. God wins!