Spiritual Warfare

Dear Prayer Warriors, This past Saturday I was reminded of the serious spiritual warfare that goes on when one prays for, serves, and shares Jesus with Mslm friends. During an apartment-complex outreach event for kids, I chatted with Farida,* whose kids faithfully attend our Kids' Clubs on Wednesdays. She's only 26, but she and her husband are trying hard to provide their seven children with a well-rounded education the best way they know -- by sending them to Quran school from 5-8pm every day. Every day… except Wednesdays when they get to be tutored by "the friendly Christians who help them with homework and teach them religion and morals." Pray that God will open their eyes to see the difference. My heart cries for her children, who understand that Jesus is God and the only answer to our sin-problem, but also live with constant inundation of contradiction. Pray for these sweet children, who love to learn about Jesus but feel they must scratch His name off their crafts before they go home.

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel." (Ephesians 6:12,18-19)

*Names changed for privacy reasons. To respect the privacy of individuals mentioned in this post, please do not share this information in a public setting or on social media.*