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Groundbreaking Spiritual Warfare Book for Women, Now Revised and UpdatedWomen everywhere face battles that threaten to overwhelm them.A friend's depression. A child's destructive choices. A neighbor's broken marriage. A husband's failed business. A bad medical report. But you don't have to watch hopelessly from the sidelines. This is a crucial time for praying women to take their stand.In this newly revised and updated edition, you'll discover sound biblical guidelines, inspiring stories, and practical steps to help you see victory on the battlefront. As you understand your authority in the risen Christ, you will learn how to overcome forces of evil, help loved ones break cycles of bondage, and make your home a place of refuge from spiritual attack--all through the power of prayer.Here is the field guide for every wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend ready to fight for all she holds dear.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	14 février 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441230294
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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© 1991, 2010, 2017 Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock
Published by Chosen Books
11400 Hampshire Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55438
www.chosenbooks.com
Chosen Books is a division of
Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan
www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Previously published by Servant Publications and Regal Books
Ebook edition created 2017
Ebook corrections 01.15.2018
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4412-3029-4
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com
Scripture quotations identified AMP are from the Amplified® Bible, copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. ( www.Lockman.org )
Scripture quotations identified AMPC are from the Amplified® Bible, copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. ( www.Lockman.org )
Scripture quotations identified NASB are from the New American Standard Bible®, copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. ( www.Lockman.org )
Scripture quotations identified NKJV are from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations identified TLB are from The Living Bible, copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations identified WEYMOUTH are from Weymouth’s New Testament in Modern Speech .
Scripture quotations identified KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.
Many of the personal stories included in this book were provided with permission to the authors through a series of personal interviews conducted during the writing of the original version of this book. For all other stories, names and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy.
Cover design by Rob Williams, InsideOutCreativeArts
Contents
Cover 1
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Acknowledgments 7
Introduction 9
1. But I Never Wanted to Be in a Battle! 13
2. Who Is the Enemy, and What Does He Want from Me? 25
3. What Our Spiritual Wardrobe Should Look Like 37
4. How Strong Can a Woman Be? 51
5. The Disciplines of the Spirit-Empowered Woman 67
6. Our Weapons and Strategy 81
7. An Open Door to the Enemy 99
8. Breaking Bondages 115
9. Fight for Your Children 135
10. Fight for Your Marriage 151
11. Healing and Spiritual Warfare 167
12. Are You under Attack? 179
13. Lessons from the Field 189
Epilogue 205
Appendix 1: Arsenal Scriptures for Spiritual Warfare 211
Appendix 2: Prayers and Declarations Based on Scripture 215
Notes 227
Recommended Reading 233
About the Authors 237
Other Books by the Authors 239
Back Ad 241
Back Cover 243
Acknowledgments
Thanks to all those who prayed for us while this project and its revision were under way.
Thanks also to the women who allowed us to share their stories—defeats as well as victories. Your transparency enriches this book and will encourage our readers.
Also we wish to acknowledge and thank three special women for their editorial support for this book’s publishing success: Ann Spangler, who cast the vision for the original edition; and Kim Bangs and Jane Campbell, who have guided the work for the revised editions.
Special love and gratitude to the Lord Jesus Christ, our commander in chief, who calls us, equips us and leads us into battle.
And to the Holy Spirit, our teacher and faithful guide.
Introduction
Soon after the first edition of this title was released in 1991, it hit the top-selling list for Christian books in the spiritual warfare category. In fact, it kept that rating for six years, and both men and women were reading it as a classic on the topic. I (Quin) admit it was not a subject I was eager to write about when Servant senior editor Ann Spangler first proposed the idea, but we agreed to take on the project.
Ruthanne and I interviewed dozens of women who had successfully found victory, and they readily shared their scriptural strategies and insights. It was a great learning experience for us, plus we also gained great appreciation for our many prayer partners who faithfully prayed during the process.
Once, I (Quin) was on a flight from Orlando to Atlanta and introduced myself to the woman sitting beside me. As soon as I mentioned my name, she cried out, “You wrote that book that helped save my marriage and my children— A Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare ! I copied the prayers in it and asked my husband to pray them aloud with me every day. Our daughter was falling into bad company, but we used those prayers and examples to give us hope. Today we are a family following the Lord and active in a church.”
A while back, a friend called me from Virginia. “Just wanted you to know I minister in a prison here,” she said. “A woman I was talking to about the Lord was reading your book—behind bars yet!—and said it was really helping her.”
I (Ruthanne) have had countless similar encounters with women who have told me that reading the book and praying the prayers in it saved their marriages, healed broken relationships with prodigal children or helped them break free from bondage. A woman in Lima, Peru, read the Spanish edition and wrote, “ A Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare is helping me to keep going after my mother’s death. I have been attacked by the enemy, until I read your book and started to rebuke him.”
One friend used to come to my resource table every summer at an annual ministry gathering and buy several copies to give to the military wives she was mentoring. Some have told me they keep the book on their bedside table so they can refer to it often. Readers tell us they not only keep their own copy handy, but also buy additional ones to give away. Several times women have come to my table to buy the book, saying, “I had my own copy but loaned it out and never got it back. I have to have another one!”
Although we do not claim to be experts on the subject, we have gained a lot of knowledge about spiritual warfare through our research and study, and especially through our own times “in the trenches.” This revision is an accumulation of our combined experience, plus many testimonies from women just like you who are learning to be skilled warriors.
Today’s women face unique difficulties that need to be addressed in the context of spiritual warfare: single parenting, troubled marriages, demanding careers, the “supermom” syndrome, media influence, abortion, coping with addicted children and spouses, financial pressures—the list goes on and on.
Through this practical handbook, we aim to help women understand the why and the how of spiritual warfare based on biblical examples and contemporary experiences. In these pages, we will address such questions as: What is spiritual warfare? Who is the enemy, and who started the war? Is every mishap from Satan? What weapons are we to use? If Jesus won the victory, why do we have to fight? What about the battle in the mind? How can we distinguish between God’s voice and the enemy’s voice? How do we become vulnerable to Satan’s work? How can we feel secure against spiritual attacks? How do we avoid becoming battle weary?
As we address these and other questions, providing experiences to illustrate them, you will gain insight and confidence about fighting your own spiritual battles. You will also be equipped to encourage and strengthen others who may be under attack. Of course, Jesus has done everything necessary to ensure our victory over Satan. But as we are faithful to the call to spiritual combat, we reenforce what Christ did at Calvary.
Whether you are a seasoned intercessor or a new volunteer, this book is for you. It will bring encouragement, hope and equipping, and it will give you new Scripture ammunition for your prayer arsenal (see Appendix 1 for even more).
We invite you to turn the page and embark upon your new prayer journey!
Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock
1 But I Never Wanted to Be in a Battle!
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:12
“I resist you in the name of Jesus and command you to go!” Claudia said with a quavering voice. To her amazement, the hideous black leopard turned and ran. Startled, she awoke from the bad dream and sat up in bed.
“I realized the Lord was teaching me in my dream to do spiritual warfare—that the name of Jesus really has power,” shared this trim brunette. “I had accepted Jesus as my Savior and Lord and had received the Holy Spirit. But then my mind was bombarded with fear and condemnation. I loved God more than anything, yet the enemy made me think I had blasphemed the Holy Spirit and would never be able to please God.”
Claudia had never received any teaching on how to deal with fear. She had heard some comments about spiritual warfare but had no clue what that meant. She thought she simply had to endure this struggle in exchange for her salvation. Then came her dream.
“In the dream, I was constantly being pursued by a huge black leopard,” she said. “I pushed it out the door and it came in the window. Everywhere I went, it followed me. I was terrified. Then I sensed the Lord say to me, Claudia, resist the leopard i