Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Ephesians 6:16 (NKJV)
How can you tell if a problem you’re having is a practical or spiritual issue?
We’ve been on a series about Spirit Contemporary—the key to moving forward in life. We need to address both spiritual and practical issues in life, but how can we tell the difference?
The truth is you can’t always tell, so it’s important to always address things from both angles. We always need to pray and claim God’s promises, and we always need to apply practical means to solving our problems.
However, one example of a spiritual problem we can encounter is when we experience weariness. Galatians 6:9 says not to grow weary in well-doing, and by that it’s talking about something other than tiredness. Weariness causes us to lose hope. It’s usually the result of negative thinking, and it can be of a spiritual nature because the enemy loves to try to plant defeated thoughts in our minds.
Today’s verse tells us how to stand against these “fiery darts” Satan tries to use on us, but first let me clarify that fiery darts aren’t situations or illnesses or other problems. Satan doesn’t have that much power. All he can do to us is try to plant thoughts in our minds, which is why it’s so important to renew our minds in the Word.
If little fiery darts (negative thoughts) keep coming at you, just keep meditating on and claiming God’s promises. Then you can begin to put those little fires out with your faith, knowing that God has great plans for you and his promises are yours!