Some seasons feel like more than just hard circumstances — they feel like a fight. These verses are for those seasons.
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“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
Ephesians 6:10-11 (KJV)
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
James 4:7 (KJV)“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith.”
1 Peter 5:8-9 (KJV)Ephesians 6 doesn't tell you to fight in your own strength — it tells you to be strong in the Lord's might, to put on armor that was already provided, to stand rather than to conquer in your own name. The posture here is not aggression; it's standing firm in something that was already won. The battle is real, but so is the provision for it.