How to Overcome Spiritual Attack

“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 As believers, it is normal for us to encounter spiritual attacks from time to time. These are moments when the devil provokes our flesh in opposition to the Holy Spirit – losing self-control, outburst of anger and hate, bitterness, rudeness, violence, etc.

“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

Why did the Apostle Paul write in his letter to the Church in Ephesus that “our struggle is not against flesh and blood?” What does he mean by it? It means that our attacks may come in the form of physical – attacks coming from people – but these people are not our real enemies but the spirits behind them. For example, there may be a person in your life who is always jealous of you or perceives you as his or her rival; and, he or she may sabotage any blessings for you through gossips or slanderous words.

If you are unaware that the devil is trying to use that person to distract your focus in Jesus, you will definitely lose control and react to this person in a fleshly way. But this is not how you are going to overcome this battle. The Apostle Paul said in Romans 12:21 “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” This is surely the only way to win over such evil attacks. Instead of retaliating or reacting to such people being used by the enemy to provoke you, allow the Holy Spirit to give you wisdom on what to do. Run to His counsel first before relying on what you should do. And of course, pray for your enemies as Jesus said in the Gospels.

Another form of spiritual attack is witchcraft. Some signs that you may be under the attack of witchcraft and curses you experience confusions, clumsiness and disorientation. Your mind becomes cloudy and your visions become blocked and you lose the motivation. Aside from your mind, your emotions too are messed up; suddenly, you feel drained, oppressed and a dark countenance all over you. You may thought you are sick but it’s actually an assault of spiritual witchcraft. And during this period, you could not think of heavenly things but all your fears are played right on your mind. These are some signs that you are under attack of witchcraft and curses. How do you overcome this kind of spiritual attack?

  1. Bless those who curse you. This is the only way that you can overcome evil with good. If they pay you curses, bless them and God will bless you. It keeps your heart free from anger, hate or bitterness which empowers you to become Christlike.
  2. When oppression comes in our mind, praise and worship the LORD. Our praise and worship to God is so powerful that it can eliminate the spirit of heaviness in the atmosphere. Thus, when you feel drained and oppressed by the enemy, praise the LORD through listening to praise and worship songs or playing with your instrument to give praises to GOD. This brings a lot of confusion to the enemies.
  3. Meditate and hold fast to God’s Word. Declare His goodness, promises, and power.

Nothing beats the power of God and His Word. You know that when you think about and speak about the promises, power, and goodness of God written in the Scriptures, it brings down all strongholds and fear because perfect love casts out all fear. God’s love breathed out in His Scripture will eliminate all fears including the attacks in your life.

“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” – Romans 8:37

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