Cultivating a strong spiritual well-being also demands looking out for signs of spiritual attack. These attacks can significantly impact our emotional stability, erode our faith, feelings of fear, doubt, and a saturation of negativity.
Recognizing these signs could be our first step towards overcoming these challenges.
What are Spiritual Attacks?
Although it sounds mythical, spiritual attacks are real and can come in many forms.
These spiritual forces can also unleash negative thoughts, creating a dark cloud over our usual positive outlook.
Often, we attribute the greatest attacks to negative forces or enemies of the dark world. However, Satan attacks are generally the primary antagonist in this spiritual warfare.
Signs of Spiritual Attack: What to Look for
It’s important to realize that the signs of spiritual attack aren’t always obvious to the eyes. Often enemy attacks happen in the most subtle ways.
1. Mood changes
Spiritual attacks can disrupt our emotional equilibrium, causing unexpected shifts in mood. We might notice sudden mood changes or experience an uncharacteristic sense of fear. Often we experience, periods of intense happiness followed by crushing lows for no apparent reason.
2. Inexplicable fatigue
A second warning sign to look out for is physical fatigue. It’s a kind of tiredness that extends beyond the physical, seeping into one’s soul, and is not healed simply by rest.
3. Self-doubt
I may also have a consistent flow of self-doubt that seems impossible to shake off. Often I feel consistent fear and a raft of negative emotions. I may question your abilities, your decisions, and even your worth as a person.
4. Heightened anxiety and stress levels
Anxiety and feelings of confusion are also some spiritual attack signs to look out for. It’s commonly the third temptation that comes to mind. These don’t necessarily tie to any concrete situations or problems but are rather a general pervasive feeling of unease.
5. Being overwhelmed
Feeling overwhelmed all the time is also one of the devil’s schemes. Often it may not be that I have a lot on your plate. But I might always feel like I am being swamped, even when there’s no apparent reason for it.
6. Stray from faith-based activities
One such sign of a spiritual battle to look out for is a loss of interest in anything related to my faith. The haughty spirit might make it hard for me to find peace in prayer. It shows that the enemy is seeking whom he may take away from my already carved path to greatness. I also struggle to read the scriptures. Or I no longer take part in religious gatherings.
7. Change in behaviors
I would also look out for physical problems such as changes in my attitude. This could manifest as fatigue, aggression, apathy, or even isolation.
8. Chronic conditions
Besides physical fatigue, I may also experience chronic conditions that cannot be explained medically. This is also a sign of demonic forces from the spiritual realm. Still, always prioritize medical evaluation to help rule out any physical ailments first.
9. Recurring nightmares
Other signs of enemy attacks to look out for are nightmares. Often these psychic attacks can cause unrest and profound fear that lingers even in wakefulness.
10. Unexplained hardship
It’s also common for individuals for spiritual attacks to manifest as financial hardships or relationship problems that come out of the blue. This is also often the last attack that people find as obvious to them. If you feel that you’re under a constant cloud of negativity, or experiencing a sudden string of unfortunate events, it could be due to spiritual attacks.
How to Combat Spiritual Attacks
Awareness of the different signs of spiritual attacks is often the first strategy that can help you deal with them. When you recognize these signs early enough, you can seek the appropriate spiritual help to protect and combat these attacks.
That said, the most effective tool to deal with such an attack from the spiritual realm is your stronger connection with God. You need to strive for a strong spiritual desire to learn more about God’s goodness.
Such connection with God provides inner peace, strength, and divine wisdom to recognize and rebuke this unseen enemy. Here are some steps you can take to build that connection with the holy spirit.
- Prayer: Prayer will help communicate my fear directly to God. It is one of the first tools to fight all the greatest attacks of the devil.
- Faith: my faith would be the fuel that helps me feel his mighty power and remain in the knowledge that your prayers are answered.
- Scriptures: Again reading the scriptures will equip me with the spiritual knowledge to avoid any temptation associated with these attacks. When I maintain a close relationship with God, I immerse myself in an environment of positivity and celestial guidance.
- Look for faith-based activities: Beyond prayers, faith, and scriptures, strive for other activities that exalt the heavenly realms. These can be the songs you listen to, books or even adding certain reminders to your environment. They can become the support you need whenever you lose hope or deal with such spiritual attacks.
- Build godly relationships: Godly relationships can be especially helpful whenever I discover any signs of spiritual attack. They can offer inspiration, encouragement, and support.
Overall, when you feel any of the signs we’ve talked about, it might mean you are dealing with spiritual warfare. To counter this, reinforce your spiritual habits and deepen your bond with God. Don’t hesitate to seek spiritual guidance if you feel under attack.
