How To Wrestle In The Spirit

Are you aware of the current cultural climate? 

“Watch and pray” often looks like “watch and wrestle!”

Paul watched the Romans wrestle and compared the warfare of believers to a wrestling match. “We wrestle not with flesh and blood but with principalities and powers.” (Ephesians 6:12) We wrestle disembodied spirits that attack our circumstances in order to grab hold of our minds and emotions. 

The Romans learned this sport from the Greeks. A wrestler would go into the arena after hours of being massaged with thick oils pressed into the skin, the idea being that when the wrestling got intense you would work up a sweat and the sweat would mingle with the oil and make you so slippery your opponent would have a hard time getting a hold of you.

We, likewise, are anointed for our wrestling and when the battle gets tough we have an authority and anointing that corresponds with our assignment. Let the oil of the Lord make you slippery in your battles. 

This is a season of wrestling in the spirit and it is imperative as believers to be steady in the midst of a culture war. My team and I are working hard to bring you timely messages that inspire and equip the saints for faith-filled action. We need your help to keep going. Would you consider partnering with us as we share prophetic wisdom and insight? If you would like to sow into this mission, go to: lancewallnau.com/presence. Thank you for your continued support and prayers! 

I like this comment shared by a reader:  “Anointing also means to massage, to rub and smear with oil…Let the oil of His presence saturate our whole being from the inside out…so when the ‘heat’ is on… we become too slick for the enemy's stronghold.” 

Let His presence take the heat off your heated spirit. Cool down and get refreshed. Then, as a behavioral strategy, move in the opposite spirit. When pressured to be critical, find what's working. When pushed to look at what people do or fail to do, use it as an opportunity to put your attention and affection on the Lord and what He is doing. 

This dual “presence and behavior” strategy means you will slip right out of this battle and hit a season of being restored, established and strengthened.

This is the rhythm of life of someone who changes spiritual climates. Of course, there are lots of other parts, but this is key. 

Stay slippery with the oils of His Presence!