We Wrestle

     Roberta and I were talking this morning about how Satan works. She referenced something her sister told her that really stuck out.

     "I wish more spouses realized that when they're fighting, they're not actually fighting with each other. You know, because we wrestle not against flesh and blood. I just wish we remembered just how real the spiritual world is as we go about our day."

     What Roberta meant by that is how we as spouses fight. Because it's how we fight that determines who we're fighting against. If we lash out in anger and become increasingly irritable towards each other, then we do indeed end up fighting against each other. Two spirits striving against one another in the flesh. The result is only hurt and insecurity.

     But, if we fight fair. If we recognize our emotions and navigate them with each other, we end up fighting the one who wants to ensnare us both.

     Satan is very real and very powerful. It's an intimidating thought to me that Paul said it takes the whole armor of God to be able to stand against the wiles of the devil (Eph. 6:11-12). It takes the whole armor. All of it. Truth. Righteousness. The gospel of peace. Faith. Salvation. And the Spirit. As I think about it, that's some serious spiritual firepower!

     Apparently we need it, though, because we're up against one tough spiritual foe.

     So, today, may our spirits not grow weary or lazy. May we not be complacent or unaware. Rather, may we "be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might." (Eph. 6:10)