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What Are The Signs of Spiritual Warfare? · Arise Women of God

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  Hey, my friend, have you ever wondered, what are the signs of spiritual warfare?
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  Because your home has suddenly just been hit with a wave of constant bickering, irritation, or maybe a deep sense of heaviness?
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  Ugh, that is so hard.
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  Right?
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  Because you love your family, but you find yourself constantly guessing whether you're just dealing with a stressful week, bad attitudes, or an intentional, calculated assault from the adversary.
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  Well, stay tuned, my friend.
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  You are in the right place.
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  And by the end of today's episode, you'll know how to read your home's spiritual thermostat, decode the hidden signs on your children's physical countenances, and identify the exact spiritual exit loops that are dragging your family away from God.
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  Stay tuned.
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  Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Arise Women of God podcast.
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  I'm your host, Tamara K.
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  Anderson, and today I'm so thrilled to be joined by a mother, an educator, and a community influencer, Lamyra Wheelwright, to unpack this critical diagnostic skill.
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  What are the signs of spiritual warfare?
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  As mothers, we don't want to see a shadow behind every corner, but we cannot afford to remain blind to the enemy's footprints.
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  To give you sharp, undeniable discernment inside your own household, we are mapping out three vital zones today.
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  First is the tipping scale and the countenance shift.
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  How to identify the exact boundary line where normal stresses cross over into an adversarial attack.
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  Number two, the relational micro pokes, decoding the subtle symptoms of warfare, from isolation to constant bickering to chronic doom scrolling and avoidant behavior.
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  And number three, the spiritual amnesia trap, the number one indicator that a spiritual attack has been successful when chaos covertly blocks you or your children from getting on your knees.
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  But first, let's kick it off with this powerful verse which warns us that the adversary relies entirely on operating in secret.
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  In 2 Corinthians, chapter 2, verse 11, we are reminded of the mandate to be vigilant.
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  Listen to this.
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  Lest Satan should get an advantage of us, for we are not ignorant of his devices.
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  Ah, sisters, we know the adversary is there.
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  We are not ignorant of his devices, as this verse says.
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  And we need to invite God in and ask him to help us notice his attacks and be vigilant.
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  As the operational guardians of our homes, God has given us a specialized maternal intuition to sense when something is a little bit off.
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  Lamyra is now going to share that as mothers, we are built to function as the literal spiritual thermostat in our homes.
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  feellikeasa momwe're likethethermostat,wecankindof gaugewhat's going on.It'skindofweird.We cankind ofhave thebig picture ofourhome.AndIknowforme recentlyI was wonderingthat andIfeel likethere'slike alittletippingscalethatwegofromstressandthensuddenlysomething happensand itjust tipsandsuddenlywe feellikewe'reinallout spiritualwarfare.Itlike,whoa.AndsometimesIreallythinkit'sthatthis isnotgoingtogoaway.Stressgoesupanddown, itfluctuates becauselifetimesandseasons, Imean literallymonthsoftheyear, youknow, dependingonwhat'sgoingon,ourkidsandtheirages,itjustchanges.
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  Butsometimesit'show the adversarycantweakitforusandthen suddenlywefeelattacked.Soherearesome thingsthatIseethatreallyindicatethisisspiritualwarfare.
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  Andthe firstthingI seeisIlookateithermyselfor my kids and Ilookattheindividualandistheredepression,isolation, sadness?LikeI'mwatchingkidsintheirroomsorIwanttobealoneallthetime,orI'm justkindof feelinglikethere'sthisheavyweight.Itmight notbeallday,butit'sjustkindof.Theotherone isanxiety.And to medepressionandanxietyarelikesisters.
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  They'rejustlike, they gotogether,they'rein thesame family.And anxiety.WhatIfeelis, whatIseeispanic attacks.LikeI'mactuallyseeingthe constantworryof it.Andit'snotjustliketheunderlyingworryofgettingstuffdone.It's,Idon'tknowifIcangoorI don'tknowifIcangetthisdone.
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  And Ilistenforthese thingsfrommyselformykids.I'm notgoodenough,Ishouldjustgoaway.I can't,Icanneverdothis.I,I, Idon'tknowhowthis isn't.Andit'salotof Ican't,I shouldn't,Iwon't,I'mnotstatements.Andthey'reveryshaming.Andso tome that iswhere Igo, Ihave togo, waitasecond,I,Igottanameit,thisis,something'sgoingon,there'sanattackhappeninghere.AndI alsolookatthecountenance,what'shappeningthere.SometimesIcanseeitinmykidsfaces,I canseeit intheirbodylanguage,I canfeelitinminewhereyoucanjustkindoflookandyou'rejustlike,ugh, it'stheugh.Or the.I canexplainis theotherday,oneofmykids, I lookedatthemandI'mlike, howcanIhelp you?What'sgoingon?Right?And literally itwas findingthattherewassomethingthattheywerenotdoingorneededtodo.Andthenwithin24 hoursI'mlike,oh,thereitis, the light'sbackthere.And I,asamom, wejustknow we cansenseit,we can feelit,wecanseeit,but
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  wecan'talwaysputourfingeronit,youknow,andsaythat's whatitis.So that's thefirstsign.
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  When A child's countenance drops.
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  You can kind of feel the spiritual weather in your home shift.
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  But the enemy doesn't stop with one individual.
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  He leverages that internal heaviness to puncture the harmony between family members.
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  Watch how Elamira identifies the specific relational indicators of warfare.
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  The second one is I look at the relationships and what's happening in how they're treating each other or whether it's friends, family or me, you know, interaction there.
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  Is there a lot of tension?
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  Is there a lot of like I'm going to stepping, walking on eggshells or we're critical of each other.
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  Am I hearing a lot of parenting of each other?
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  Am I critical of my kids?
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  Am I critical of myself?
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  A lot of tattling and I, I have kids ranging from 11 to their 20s and I still get tattling and I'm like, so is that happening?
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  And is there just this constant bickering, bickering where we're just picking, picking, picking, picking, picking.
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  Or it might be on the other side of relationships.
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  Are they avoiding social situation?
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  Are they avoiding topics?
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  Or is it just kind of that edgy?
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  Just bite back real quick.
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  Somebody asked me a question and I'm biting back.
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  So that's another sign of spiritual warfare.
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  So first is the self seconds relationships.
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  And the third one is, I call it like the outside world with the spare time.
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  Is it that they are doing a lot of.
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  Or me in particular, avoidant behavior?
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  Are we procrastinating?
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  Are we doom scrolling?
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  Are we constantly on for my kids as we get on YouTube shorts and we're just on the computer or the TV, is it we're not doing the tasks, we're not being creative anymore, we're not practicing our music, we're
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  not reading, we're not outside.
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  So what, what am I doing?
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  So I've got to look at that.
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  Oh, I love that so much.
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  It's, it's it's those internal thoughts.
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  What am I thinking and what am I saying about myself?
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  And it is, how are we connecting with the rest of the world and obviously with God?
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  You know, are we isolating?
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  And that those are the ripples of the adversary attacking and kind of those extreme emotions that something is off.
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  And I've seen it in my kids as well.
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  So, yeah, you're spot on.
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  Those are exactly the signs.
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  Something's off, then it's off.
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  Right?
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  The avoidant behavior is a massive spiritual defense defense mechanism.
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  It creates kind of a layer of thick static designed to paralyze your household habits.
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  Listen, as Lamyra exposes the absolute final crowning sign of an ambush, the strategic disruption of your connection with the Lord.
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  The number one thing too is, is it keeping me from God and doing the things that I would normally do?
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  Am I not getting on my knees?
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  Am I not asking for help?
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  Am I not making time for our family devotional?
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  You know, those kind of things that normally I would do or it's too hard to go to church, you know, any of those things that forget to acknowledge him in all things because I'm avoiding it.
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  Or I was like, I know what he's going to say to me, you.
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  Know, the moment you realize the sudden heaviness, the bickering and the avoidance are not just behavioral flaws, but actual devices of the adversary, you can stop fighting your family and start fighting for them.
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  If your motherly intuition tells you something is off in your home or in one of your kids, it is off and God has fully equipped you to do something about it.
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  To help you systematically run a diagnostic check over your home's current atmosphere and learn how to closed opened spiritual warfare doors.
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  We want to give you our A Mother's Spiritual Defense Guide.
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  Six empowering steps to fortify home and family.
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  And you can get this free at the link below.
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  When you open your workbook, turn directly to step number three, Mastering discernment.
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  We have built out and expanded indicators of darkness checklists based on Lamyra's teaching alongside the home sanctuary audit on page 11.
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  Use it tonight to create a quick media check blessing over the entryways of your household.
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  Place protective shielding prayers over your children's rooms to lock the enemy out of your perimeter.
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  You, my sister and friend, can reclaim your home as a sanctuary with Jesus Christ by your side.
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  And until next time, may you arise.
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  Do it God's way.
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  God strong.
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