Spiritual Warfare

We always thought it was normal NOT to pray because we live a busy life and are bombarded with tasks to do from the moment we wake up until bedtime. "Maiintindihan naman ni God kung: 
HINDI ako makapagdasal, 
HINDI ako makapagbasa ng Bibliya, 
HINDI ako maka-attend ng worship, 
HINDI ako mag-join sa fellowship/Bible study groups...
...ang dami ko kasing trabaho at inaasikaso," we reason.

The reality is that we have a spiritual enemy, the adversary, Satan, who is impeding our ability to get close to Jesus and hindering us from knowing the truth. His ultimate goal is to thwart God's plan of eternal salvation for us. Being wise will reveal that this is why we find it boring to do things involving Christ, particularly reading the Bible and praying as frequently as we should.

"For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh". (2 Corinthians 10:3)
-- Kung nabubuhay man kami sa mundong ito, hindi naman kami nakikipaglaban ayon sa pamamaraan ng mundong ito. Ang sandata namin sa pakikipaglaban ay hindi makamundo, kundi ang kapangyarihan ng Diyos na nakakapagpabagsak ng mga kuta. Sinisira namin ang mga maling pangangatuwiran, ginagapi namin ang lahat ng pagmamataas laban sa kaalaman tungkol sa Diyos, at binibihag namin ang lahat ng isipan upang matutong sumunod kay Cristo. (2 Corinto 10:3-5)

"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)
-- Sapagkat hindi tayo nakikipaglaban sa mga tao, kundi sa mga pinuno, sa mga maykapangyarihan, at sa mga tagapamahala ng kadilimang umiiral sa sanlibutang ito—ang mga hukbong espirituwal ng kasamaan sa himpapawid. (Efeso 6:12)

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