You don’t have to be super religious to notice signs of spiritual warfare—it’s about recognizing things that disrupt your inner peace, confidence, and purpose.

Here are some examples: After deciding to improve your habits, you suddenly feel drawn back to old destructive behaviors, like anger, addictions, or unhealthy relationships.

Confusion or Doubt: You feel lost, unsure of your purpose, or start questioning your worth.

Example: You keep thinking things like, “What’s the point of all this?” or “Am I even good enough to succeed?”

A cold, or Hardened Heart: You resist forgiving others, feel emotionally numb toward God, or stop caring about what’s right or wrong.

Sin Patterns (Seen or Hidden) : Sin refers to behaviors, thoughts, or actions that go against God’s ways. Spiritual warfare often reveals itself in repetitive, destructive behaviors—whether they’re visible to others or hidden.

Examples: Lying, anger, addiction, selfishness, or gossip. Example: You may know a habit is damaging your relationships, but you feel unable to stop it. You’ve been working on controlling your anger, but suddenly you’re constantly provoked and feel unable to resist blowing up. Or, Hidden sin patterns like: Secret jealousy, lust, addiction, bitterness, pride, or unforgiveness.

Fear or Heaviness: You feel an unexplainable sense of fear, sadness, or a weight you can’t shake.

Example: You’re suddenly afraid of doing things you normally enjoy, like meeting friends or trying something new.

Conflict in Relationships: Arguments and misunderstandings with people you care about seem to pop up out of nowhere.

Example: You and a close friend or family member keep clashing over small things, and it feels harder than ever to fix it.

Lack of Focus or Interest in Positive Habits: You lose interest in things that usually help you, like meditation, journaling, or self-care routines. When you try to make positive changes in your life, you face unusual setbacks or distractions.

Spiritual warfare is the invisible war happening between good and evil that affects our daily lives. On one side, there’s God, who wants us to live a life full of purpose, love, and freedom. On the other side, there’s a force of evil, your spiritual enemy, who tries to pull you away from finding your purpose, accomplishing your mission, and living a life of prosperity and freedom.

The war is happening in several dimensions, seen and unseen. The most prominent battlefield is the one in your own mind which is why you might feel its effects in your thoughts, emotions, and circumstances. Think of it as a tug-of-war for your human body's impulses and your spiritual being's highest good.

God wants you to live in peace and truth, while the enemy wants to confuse, distract, and discourage you.

You can also witness spiritual warfare in the world by witnessing all the ways society and culture is set against your best interest to be healthy, have healthy relationships, and prosper as the human race.

Your spiritual enemy uses fear, lies, and distractions to torment and pull people away from peace and truth.

These attacks often include:

Nightmares or sleep disturbances:

Examples: Waking up in fear, experiencing terrifying dreams, or feeling paralyzed when trying to sleep (sometimes referred to as sleep paralysis). This could also look like not having any dreams at all.

Unexplainable fear or dread:

Example: A heavy sense of panic or danger without any logical reason.

Hearing lies or accusations in your mind:

Example: Thoughts like “You’re worthless,” “You’ll never change,” or “No one loves you.”

Physical symptoms with no clear cause:

Example: Feeling heavy, drained, or anxious in certain places or situations for no reason.

Anxiety, especially when overwhelming, can be a sign of spiritual warfare. This may look like constantly worrying about your future, relationships, or safety, even when things seem fine. You might feel consumed by fear or worry about things beyond your control.

Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, repetitive, or disturbing thoughts that make you feel shame or despair, such as self-doubt or fear of failure. Thoughts like “It’s pointless to keep trying” or “I’ll never get out of this situation.” Thoughts like “I’m a failure,” “I’ll always be stuck,” or “I can’t do anything right.”

All of this can be completely overwhelming, especially if you spent your whole life not believing in this stuff and then seeing it for the first time which is how I came into it. I didn't think I needed Jesus, nor was I interested in the Bible until I learned that the battles in your mind have a spiritual root to them. Then, I understood what "Jesus is my savior," meant. I finally understood that Jesus is bigger than any demonic assignment or distraction against me, but I'd need to learn and grow to see forward progress.

I've done my best to equip you with some free resources on this page including a resource guide, prayers to pray, and places to get connected to a virtual bible study.

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Romans 10:9 says: "If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved."

Say this prayer out loud:

God, I need you in my life. Thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus to die for me on the cross. I believe that He took my sins upon Himself, died in my place, and rose again in victory over sin and death.

Jesus, I declare You as my Savior and my Lord. I surrender my life to You completely—my heart, my mind, and my will. I surrender and lay down my desires and ask You to lead me in Your perfect ways.

Come into my life and make me new. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit so I can follow You faithfully. Teach me to walk in obedience to Your Word and live as a reflection of Your love and truth.

From this day forward, I belong to You. Thank You for saving me, for forgiving me, and for giving me the gift of eternal life.

I will follow You all my days.

In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

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