Anyone Can Fight Against the Spirit of Destruction

The spirit of destruction is a destructive spirit that is desperately determined to destroy or ruin your life. This kind of spirit may never give up until it has completely destroyed its target. Destructive spirits constantly seek to ruin people’s lives, marriages, businesses, families, career, faith, health, self-esteem, etc. It is no wonder the apostle warns us in the scriptural quotation below to be mindful of such spirits.

'Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking for whom he may devour.' –1 Peter 5:18

The spirit of destruction can take any form or shape or strategy, just to accomplish its purpose (to destroy). It was this same old spirit that destroyed everything that Job had, and would have killed him if not for God’s intervention. It is therefore necessary that believers take drastic measures to ward off this destructive spirit and prevent it from causing damage in their lives. In order to overcome this spirit, and stop him before he attacks, believers must:

• Be Sober

Only those who are sober can sense danger ahead and react appropriately to it. To be sober means to be clear headed, not intoxicated or under the influence of any intoxicants. As a soldier in the midst of battles, person must not let the pleasures of this world distract him or her. Remember, the enemy, the devil, is always waiting to catch someone unprepared.

• Be Vigilante

It is needed to be watchful and alert to be able to identify problems at their early stage, before they get uncontrollable. When someone is vigilant, he or she will easily spot and close any loopholes through which the devil or his cohorts may attack. It is worth noting that when the devil could not find anything against Job, he went for his children and livestock.

• Pray

Another action must be taken is to pray vehemently. We do not wrestle against physical beings, but against spirits, and evil forces. The only way to harm them is by praying in the name of Jesus. It is often said that “a prayerless Christian, is a powerless Christian”. We must be on our watch and prayerfully defeat the spirit of destruction.

Just as a farmer uses pesticides to drive out destructive pests (locusts) from his farm, we must also through faith and prayers, drive away for good, these destructive spirits. Resist the devil, and he will surely flee from us. It is the obvious that the devil does not want anything good to happen in the life of a Christian, he doesn’t want to see you happy and fulfilled, hence he is always seeking your downfall.