Fight With Your Words

The Real Reason Many Believers Lose Spiritual Battles

Because many of us are carnal-minded, we try to fight spiritual warfare with carnal weapons. We try to solve spiritual problems with natural thinking, natural strategies, and natural reactions. But the weapons of our warfare are not carnal. When you bring carnal tools into a spiritual fight, you are already at a disadvantage.

Most of us grew up in a world where we were either not exposed to spiritual things at all, or, if we were exposed, we were taught wrongly. That kind of upbringing lays a faulty foundation. And in the heat of spiritual conflict, we naturally fall back on that foundation. We default to what our minds and upbringing trained us to do, not what the Word of God teaches us to do.

The result is simple: we lose many spiritual battles, not because God’s power is weak, but because we insist on using the wrong weapons.

Wrong Weapons, Guaranteed Defeat

Imagine going to sea and choosing a flamethrower as your weapon in case a shark attacks you. That is a completely inappropriate weapon for that environment. No matter how powerful the flamethrower looks, it is useless in that scenario.

That is exactly what happens when we step into spiritual warfare with carnal weapons. We may feel prepared, we may feel intense, but we are still using the wrong tools. We war in our emotions, our intellect, our arguments, our complaints, our frustrations. But though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh.

The Sword of the Spirit Is Wielded by Your Words

So how do we actually fight in the spirit? With the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. But the Sword of the Spirit is not just something you admire silently; it is wielded by the spoken word. You do not fight in silence. You fight with your words.

Many believers have heard this concept before, but the real question is: do you truly understand it? Jesus said, “The words that I speak to you are spirit…”. Words are not empty sounds floating in the air. They are spirit. The spirit of your words wrestles against the unclean spirits that come up against you.

This means every time you open your mouth in faith and speak according to the Word of God, you are engaging in spiritual wrestling. You are not just “saying something positive”; you are releasing spiritual force.

Why Your Declarations Often Fail

This is why the Bible tells us, “Let the weak say, I am strong.” The instruction is not for the weak to recite a long speech; it is to say a simple, focused declaration: “I am strong.” When you say “I AM STRONG,” the spirit behind those words wrestles against the spirit of weakness.

However, many believers lose this battle of words. Not because the Word is weak, but because we speak half-heartedly. We may say the right thing once or twice, then stop. We quit too early.

Think of a wrestler who steps onto the mat against a strong opponent. His first attempt to take his opponent down may not work. Often it takes a series of moves, pressure, and persistence before the opponent is worn down or makes a mistake. What matters is not whether the takedown happens on the first attempt, but that the wrestler does not stop until he wins. If even the greatest wrestler quits after a few failed attempts, he will still lose.

That is how many of us operate with our words. We start declaring, we start resisting, we start speaking—but when we do not see immediate change, we back off. We stop before the victory. The problem is not that “this doesn’t work.” The problem is that we didn’t stay in the fight long enough.

“Fight With Your Words”: A Personal Wake-Up Call

This concept became much clearer after a season of fasting. In that time, I came under attack in a dream. I was physically wrestling with devils, and by God’s mercy I overcame them in the dream. But when I woke up, a thought hit me sharply: “If only I could win these spiritual battles while awake.”

Right at that moment, as if in direct response to that thought, came a simple directive: “Fight with your words.” It was not that I had never used my words before in spiritual warfare. I had. But I often stopped short—stopped before the victory was fully manifested.

That realization was confronting. The problem wasn’t a lack of speaking; it was a lack of persistence. I was dropping the weapon mid-fight.

Do Not Drop Your Weapon Mid-Battle

If your words are spirit, and the spirit of your words wrestles against unclean spirits, then every time you stop speaking, you stop wrestling. You may be one declaration away from the turning point, but if you quit, you hand the ground back to the enemy.

So if you know you are weak, do not just analyze your weakness—say, “I am strong.” If you know you are under attack, do not just describe the attack—speak the truth of God’s Word over it. But most importantly, do not stop. Do not treat spiritual warfare like a one-time chant. Treat it as a sustained fight.

Conclusion: Stay in the Fight of Words

Spiritual warfare is real, and carnal thinking will not win it. You have been given a weapon that operates in the spiritual realm: the Word of God, spoken in faith. Your words are not empty; they carry spirit. They wrestle. They confront. They push back darkness.

But victory belongs to those who refuse to stop mid-fight. Do not lay down your words after a few attempts. Pick them up, wield them, and keep striking until the battle turns.

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