{"id":4097,"date":"2019-05-07T09:51:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T09:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/07\/fighting-the-real-enemies\/"},"modified":"2019-05-07T09:51:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T09:51:48","slug":"fighting-the-real-enemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/07\/fighting-the-real-enemies\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting the real enemies"},"content":{"rendered":"

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high <\/span><\/span>places<\/em>.<\/span> – Ephesians 6:12<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You’ve got enemies, but they’re not who you think they are.<\/p>\n

Your enemies aren’t your parents, teachers, spouse, children, boss, government, economy, traumatic past, abusive present, uncertain future…<\/p>\n

Instead, they’re the invisible things that underpin all those things.<\/p>\n

Principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, spiritual wickedness in high places.<\/p>\n

The “flesh and blood” are simply their means of battling in the physical world.<\/p>\n

But you’ll win the war when you aim at the invisible realities that are powering the physical manifestations that you’re dealing with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. – Ephesians 6:12 You’ve got enemies, but they’re not who you think they are. Your enemies aren’t your parents, teachers, spouse, children, boss, government, economy, traumatic past, … <\/p>\n

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