What We Get Wrong About Spiritual Warfare

👉 Is everything a demon? Can you really pray away problems? And what does the Bible actually say about fighting spiritual battles?

Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard this:

“It’s not ordinary.”
“You need to pray!”
“There’s something spiritual behind it.”

In Nigeria, if you trip and fall, it’s spiritual.
If NEPA takes light during your favorite show—spiritual.
If you’re single at 30? You guessed it—witchcraft. 🧙🏾‍♀️

But let’s pause and ask:

Are we getting spiritual warfare wrong?

🕵🏽‍♂️ Not Everything Is a Demon

First things first: yes, spiritual warfare is real.
Scripture says:

“We wrestle not against flesh and blood…” – Ephesians 6:12

But let’s not swing the pendulum too far.
Because sometimes:

That headache is from dehydration—not an arrow from the village.
That breakup wasn’t a marine spirit—it was poor communication.
That business failed—not because of curses, but because of bad planning.

👉 Discernment is not the same as paranoia.

We can’t keep blaming demons for what discipline could fix.

🗡️ Spiritual Warfare ≠ Spiritual Laziness

Here’s another mistake:

People think spiritual warfare is only about prayer and fasting.
So, we shout at mountains…
…but we never climb them.

Yes, prayer is powerful.
But so is wisdom, boundaries, therapy, honesty, repentance, accountability.

Fighting spiritually doesn’t mean avoiding reality.
It means engaging with it through the lens of Christ.

Jesus didn’t just pray in the wilderness—He quoted Scripture.
He didn’t just speak in tongues—He told the devil, “It is written.”

That’s spiritual warfare.

⚖️ The Two Extremes

There are two errors when it comes to spiritual warfare:

1. Over-Spiritualizing Everything:
Every setback becomes demonic.
No personal responsibility.
No reflection.
No growth.

2. Ignoring the Battle Entirely:
Thinking everything is physical.
Not praying.
Not fasting.
Not resisting temptation.
Living carelessly, as if the enemy doesn’t exist.

Truth is: spiritual warfare is a both/and, not an either/or.

📖 What the Bible Actually Teaches

Let’s clarify a few things:

✅ Demons are real, but they’re not everywhere.
✅ Prayer is a weapon, but not a substitute for obedience.
✅ Spiritual attacks happen, but so does self-sabotage.
✅ God gives armor, but we still have to wear it.

“Put on the full armor of God…” – Ephesians 6:11
Not “Hang it in your prayer closet for decoration.”

🧠 The Mind Is the Battlefield

A lot of spiritual battles happen in your thoughts.

Condemnation
Fear
Lies
Identity crisis
Doubt

You don’t need a deliverance session—you need renewed thinking.

That’s why Romans 12:2 says:

“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

Sometimes, deliverance is not a one-time scream—it’s a daily choice to believe God’s truth.

🙏🏾 How to Fight Right

Know your enemy – It’s not your boss, your mother-in-law, or your ex.
Use your weapons – Prayer, Scripture, praise, fasting, wise counsel.
Stay alert – The enemy thrives on distraction and deception.
Check your heart – Sometimes, the real battle is pride, unforgiveness, or fear.
Walk in obedience – There’s no point fighting darkness while cuddling sin.
Lean on community – You’re not meant to fight alone.
Stand firm – Not everything will disappear immediately. Warfare is a process.

🧨 What We Get Wrong

Myth: All problems are spiritual attacks.
Truth: Some are natural consequences or human error.
Myth: Spiritual warfare is loud prayers only.
Truth: It’s a lifestyle of awareness, discipline, and faith.
Myth: If I pray enough, all problems disappear.
Truth: Some prayers prepare you to endure, not escape.

💬 Final Thoughts

Spiritual warfare is real.
But so is personal growth.
So is responsibility.
So is wise decision-making.

Don’t let the devil become your default excuse.
Don’t fight wrong battles with wrong tools.

Yes, there’s a war going on.
But you don’t fight from fear—you fight from victory.

Because Christ already won.

Now walk in that truth—with eyes open, armor on, and truth in your heart.

September 5, 2025August 22, 2025

What We Get Wrong About Blessings

👉 Is a good life always proof of God’s favor? What if God’s biggest blessings don’t come in the form of money or miracles?

Let’s admit it:

When we say “I’m blessed” these days, what we usually mean is…

🙌 A raise at work.
🧳 Visa approval.
🏠 Finally moved to Lekki.
💍 Proposal with a drone and saxophone.
🚘 New ride with a custom plate.

No lies—those things are great.
And yes, they can be blessings.

But is that all blessings are?
And what about when life doesn’t look “blessed”—does it mean God left the chat?

Let’s dive in.

💸 The Prosperity Confusion

For many Christians today (especially in high-vibe church cultures), blessings are measured like this:

More = God is pleased with me
Less = I need to “sow seed” fast

It’s a theology built around performance and outcomes:

If I tithe, God must give me back 100x.
If I pray hard, I won’t suffer.
If I’m obedient, I’ll always have favor with people and profit in business.

But this logic collapses in the face of real life.
Because sometimes:

You do all the right things… and still lose the contract.
You pray and fast… but the illness gets worse.
You live uprightly… and still get betrayed.

So, what then? Are you “not blessed”?

📖 What Does the Bible Say About Blessings?

Let’s redefine this straight from Scripture:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are those who mourn… the meek… the persecuted…” – Matthew 5:4–10

Wait.

That doesn’t sound like:

📱 iPhone 16
🏡 Duplex
💳 Bank alert

It sounds more like people who are struggling… but still have God.

Blessing in the Bible isn’t about your circumstance.
It’s about your connection to God.

🌀 The “Invisible” Blessings We Overlook

Real talk: God’s biggest blessings are often invisible, inconvenient, and uncomfortable.

Like:

✅ Peace that makes no sense.
✅ Strength to forgive someone who hurt you deeply.
✅ Wisdom to walk away from a deal that would’ve made you rich but ruined your soul.
✅ A community that holds you up when everything is falling apart.
✅ God’s voice guiding you through a desert season.

These don’t trend on Instagram.
But in heaven’s eyes, they are priceless.

⚖️ The Danger of Equating Comfort with Favor

Let’s face it:

Sometimes the devil does bless—with distractions, temptations, and shortcuts.

Sometimes money, fame, and followers pull you further away from God.
Sometimes open doors don’t lead to destiny—they lead to destruction.

So stop asking, “Is this comfortable?”
Start asking, “Is this God?”

Because not every blessing is shiny.
Some are refining.

🌱 God’s Blessings Grow You, Not Just Your Bank Account

A blessed life isn’t necessarily a loud life.
It’s a deep one.

It’s not always riches, but it’s always rooted.

If God’s greatest blessing is Himself, then the closer you get to Him, the more blessed you really are—even if nothing in your life looks “successful.”

🔥 What We Get Wrong

Myth: Blessings = wealth and comfort.
Truth: Blessings = anything that brings you closer to God and grows you in His purpose.
Myth: A hard life means you missed God’s favor.
Truth: Many of God’s favorites suffered deeply—think Job, Joseph, Paul, and even Jesus.
Myth: You can measure blessings by social media highlight reels.
Truth: Some of God’s best work is done in private and in pain.

💬 Final Thoughts

Being blessed doesn’t always feel like being blessed.
Sometimes, the blessing is in the breaking.
Sometimes, it’s in the delay, the detour, the “no”, or the closed door.

Don’t reduce God’s favor to material upgrades.
God’s richest blessings often come wrapped in process, not packaging.

You are blessed not because everything is working…
…but because God is working in everything.

August 23, 2025August 22, 2025

What We Get Wrong About Faith

👉 Is faith just about believing hard enough? Can it force God’s hand? And what about doubt—is it always a sin?

Let’s talk, family.

Faith has become a buzzword.
We wear it on t-shirts.
We hashtag it in captions.
We throw it at problems like a magic wand:
“Just have faith!”

But let’s be real…
Some of us have reduced faith to superstition—
Like if we close our eyes tight enough, clench our fists hard enough, and whisper “I believe” 12 times, God will show up on cue.

🥴 Is that faith—or manipulation?

📖 Faith Is Not a Force to Bend God’s Will

Let’s clear this up early:
Faith is not about making God do what we want.
It’s about trusting what He wants—even when we don’t understand it.

Hebrews 11 (a.k.a. the “Faith Hall of Fame”) mentions people who saw walls fall, lions shut up, the dead raised…

But it also mentions those who:

Were tortured
Lived in caves
Were sawn in two 😳

Same faith.
Different outcome.

🤔 Faith ≠ Certainty.

Faith is not about having zero questions.
It’s about trusting God despite the questions.

Even John the Baptist—the one who baptized Jesus—had a moment of doubt in prison.
He sent his disciples to ask Jesus, “Are you really the One?” (Matthew 11:3)

And what did Jesus say?

Not “How dare he doubt.”
But:
“Among those born of women, no one is greater than John.”

💡 So no—doubt is not always sin.
But staying in unbelief without seeking truth? That’s where the problem lies.

🧘‍♀️ Faith Is Not Just Mental Grit

Sometimes we confuse stubborn optimism with biblical faith.

Faith is not just positive vibes.
It’s not “manifesting.”
It’s not “If I believe it enough, it will happen.”

Nope.

Real faith looks like:

Abraham waiting decades for a child—and still trusting.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego saying, “Even if God doesn’t deliver us, we still won’t bow.”
Jesus in Gethsemane saying, “Not my will, but Yours.”

🙏🏽 So What Is Faith, Really?

Let’s strip it back to the core:

Faith is trusting God’s heart, even when you can’t trace His hand.

It’s not a magic ticket.
It’s not an emergency button.
It’s not a spiritual tantrum.

It’s surrender.

🔥 What Faith Is NOT:

Faith is not denial of reality.
Faith is not manipulation of God.
Faith is not blind hope with no substance.

✅ What Faith IS:

Faith is confidence in God’s character.
Faith is obedience in uncertainty.
Faith is peace in chaos.

🚶🏾‍♂️ How Do We Grow Real Faith?

Feed your faith with God’s Word – (Romans 10:17)
👉 Stop surviving on sermon snacks. Eat the Word daily.
Question honestly—but pursue answers.
👉 Don’t fake it. Dig deep.
Surround yourself with real faith-walkers.
👉 You’ll either walk with doubters… or with Daniels.
Obey even when it’s uncomfortable.
👉 Faith is proven when it’s costly.

🗣 Final Words

Faith is not about getting the outcome you want.
It’s about becoming the kind of person who trusts God—regardless of the outcome.

Real faith walks into the fire…
Not because it knows what will happen,
But because it knows Who will be there.

So no—faith isn’t about “believing hard enough.”
It’s about believing deep enough to surrender.
And trusting that God is still good—even if He says no.

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025

What We Get Wrong About God’s Will

Is it always a mystery? Do we just sit and wait for signs? Or does God expect us to move in faith?

Let’s be honest:
When many of us say, “I’m just waiting on God’s will,” what we really mean is:

“I’m afraid to make a move.”
“I don’t want to make a mistake.”
“I don’t want to be blamed if this goes south.”
“I want handwriting on the wall, thunder in the sky, and a prophet to call me by name.”

Now, don’t get me wrong—waiting on God is a biblical posture.
But what if sometimes, God is actually waiting on you?

💭 Is God’s Will Always a Mystery?

Let’s dismantle this carefully.

1. God’s will is not always hidden.

We often treat God’s will like a riddle—something only solved after 21 days of dry fasting and a Mount Sinai moment.

But Scripture gives us a lot of clarity:

“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
(1 Thessalonians 5:18)

“It is God’s will that you should be sanctified…”
(1 Thessalonians 4:3)

God’s will includes living righteously, loving others, stewarding our gifts, pursuing justice, walking in humility, etc.

🧭 Translation: You already know 70% of God’s will.
The rest often requires discernment, not delay.

🚶‍♂️ Faith Means Movement

Many Christians are waiting for a “green light from heaven” when God already gave them a compass in Scripture and a guide in the Holy Spirit.

Moses had a burning bush.
Gideon had a fleece.
We have the cross, the Word, and the Holy Spirit.

Do you really need thunder when He’s already spoken?

🛑 The Danger of Over-Spiritualizing Delay

Sometimes “waiting on God” is just:

Fear disguised as faith
Procrastination baptized in Scripture
Indecision hiding behind ‘spiritual sensitivity’

You don’t need a verse to apply for that job, write that book, speak up, or say no.
You need faith, wisdom, and courage.

💡 How to Walk in God’s Will Practically

Here’s a guide:

1. Ask: Is it biblical?
God won’t lead you into anything that contradicts His Word.

2. Check your motive.
Is it about God’s glory or your ego?

3. Seek counsel.
Wise believers can help you discern next steps (Proverbs 11:14).

4. Take a step.
Sometimes you won’t know it’s God’s will until you move—like Abraham, Joseph, Paul, and you.

5. Pray for peace and walk in boldness.
Colossians 3:15 speaks of peace being the “umpire” in your heart.

✋ So… Should We Ever Wait?

Yes.
But waiting should look more like worship + wisdom-building, not laziness and Netflix marathons.

Wait like a soldier waiting to be deployed—not like a tourist stuck in airport delays.

🧎‍♀️ Final Thought

God’s will is not a tightrope. It’s a wide road with guardrails.
You’re not going to “miss it” if your heart is surrendered.
Stop being paralyzed by fear of failure.

Just move—with wisdom, prayer, and obedience.

May 26, 2025May 23, 2025

Discipleship Is Stewardship: Are You Passing the Baton?

Mentorship, Biblical Parenting, and Raising the Next Generation for Christ

Have you ever watched a relay race?

The runners don’t just focus on speed—they focus on passing the baton.

Because no matter how fast one person runs, if the baton drops, the race is lost.

This is exactly what mentorship and discipleship are about.

Christianity isn’t just about what you know or how much you grow—it’s about what you pass on to others.

So, let’s ask the hard question:

Are you stewarding your influence well? Or are you dropping the baton?

Because when it comes to discipleship, mentorship, and raising godly children…

What you fail to pass down may be lost forever.

1. Mentorship Is a Command, Not an Option

Many people think mentorship is for pastors, theologians, or professional counselors.

Wrong.

Mentorship is not a suggestion—it’s a biblical command.

Jesus said:

“Go and make disciples of all nations, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:19-20)

This isn’t just about evangelism—it’s about discipleship.

And discipleship isn’t just about teaching what to believe—it’s about guiding people in how to live.

Biblical Examples of Mentorship

✔ Moses mentored Joshua – He didn’t just lead Israel; he trained Joshua to take over (Deuteronomy 31:7-8).
✔ Elijah mentored Elisha – Before Elijah was taken up, Elisha had received his spiritual mantle (2 Kings 2:9-14).
✔ Jesus mentored the Twelve – He didn’t just preach sermons—He walked with His disciples daily.
✔ Paul mentored Timothy and Titus – They became strong leaders because of Paul’s investment in them.

Christian growth isn’t just about personal development—it’s about pouring into others.

And if we’re not mentoring, we’re breaking the chain of discipleship.

2. The Dos and Don’ts of Mentorship

Not every mentor is a good one.

And not every mentoring relationship is healthy.

Let’s get practical:

✔ DOs of Mentorship

✅ Lead by Example – People learn by watching more than by listening (1 Corinthians 11:1).
✅ Be Available – A mentor that’s too busy to guide is just a title without impact.
✅ Speak Truth in Love – Correction should build up, not destroy (Ephesians 4:15).
✅ Encourage Growth – A good mentor pushes people to think, question, and mature.
✅ Pray for and with Them – Jesus constantly prayed for His disciples (Luke 22:32).

❌ DON’Ts of Mentorship

🚫 Don’t Play the Hero – You’re a mentor, not a savior. Point them to Jesus.
🚫 Don’t Micromanage – You’re a guide, not a dictator. Let them grow.
🚫 Don’t Gossip About Them – A mentor who breaks trust loses influence.
🚫 Don’t Force It – Not every mentoring relationship is meant to last forever.
🚫 Don’t Expect Perfection – People make mistakes. Be patient.

Mentorship done well changes lives.
Mentorship done wrong damages destinies.

So… are you mentoring well?

3. Stewarding the Next Generation (Biblical Parenting & Spiritual Influence)

Raising godly children isn’t just biological parenting—it’s spiritual stewardship.

Because the next generation will not follow Christ by accident.

If we don’t intentionally invest in them, they will be discipled by:
❌ Social media
❌ Culture
❌ Entertainment
❌ Peers who don’t know God

Biblical Parenting & Mentorship Principles

✔ Teach Them the Word Early – “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6)
✔ Show, Don’t Just Tell – Your example matters more than your instructions (Deuteronomy 6:6-7).
✔ Correct with Love, Not Fear – Discipline should guide, not traumatize (Ephesians 6:4).
✔ Encourage Questions – Kids who aren’t allowed to ask questions will seek answers elsewhere.
✔ Let Them See Your Walk with God – Authenticity is more powerful than lectures.

If we don’t disciple the next generation, the world will.

4. Passing the Baton Without Dropping It

The greatest failure of any generation is not passing on what they received.

A perfect example?

The generation after Joshua:

“After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what He had done for Israel.” (Judges 2:10)

How did that happen?

Because someone dropped the baton.

✔ They fought battles but didn’t pass on the faith.
✔ They built cities but didn’t build disciples.
✔ They won victories but failed in mentorship.

If we’re not careful, this can happen again.

And the solution? Intentional discipleship.

Final Thought: Who Are You Investing In?

Christianity is a relay race, not a solo sprint.

If all we do is grow spiritually but never help others grow, we have failed.

So, let’s reflect:

Who is mentoring you?
Who are you mentoring?
Are you passing the baton, or are you dropping it?

Because what you fail to pass down might be lost forever.