The Sunday celebration is about to start in 30 minutes. The PA system is playing biblical worship songs. It suddenly stops. You glanced at the mixer. There is no light. It is off. How can you have a celebration without the PA system? You realize you are under a spiritual attack. Or is it?
One day, Satan was seen crying at the corner of the street. An elderly man passed by and asked him what was wrong. Satan said, “It is them! They blame everything on me!”
It is easy to blame everything on spiritual warfare. The car breaks down. Spiritual warfare. The company promoted another person. Spiritual warfare. You got chicken pox 2 days before the company trip. Spiritual warfare.
You have missed your car service two times. You were so confident you would get the promotion you decided to keep the last order for next year. You visited your cousin who was recovering from chicken pox. Should you have made better choices, you might have been able to avoid all of them.
As Christians, it is vital to recognize that not every challenge we face is a result of spiritual opposition. Sometimes, hardships come from natural consequences and bad decisions. Attributing everything to spiritual attack keeps us from taking responsibility for our actions or making the essential life adjustments.
“A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord.” (Pro 19:3)
The Bible encourages us to seek wisdom and to do self-examination. We often make choices that lead to trouble, yet we still look for ways to explain our situations. Instead of automatically attributing difficulties to spiritual warfare, we can benefit from honest reflection and ask ourselves, is there a lesson I can learn? Is there something I can do differently?
No doubt the enemy is working all the time to sow seeds of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. He just wants to separate us from God. We need to discern. When we avoid using spiritual warfare as an excuse, we open ourselves to growth and maturity. Instead of seeing every conflict, challenge, or failure as an attack, we should view them as opportunities for God to teach us, to refine us, and build resilience in us. By taking responsibility for our actions, we grow stronger in character and faith.
I invite you to say this prayer.
Father, help me to see challenges clearly and avoid using spiritual warfare as an excuse. Teach me to take responsibility and to grow through life’s hardships. May I learn from each experience, trusting you to guide me in wisdom and strength. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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