{"id":675,"date":"2021-05-13T13:40:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T13:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clientsdemoarea.com\/projects\/riot\/?p=675"},"modified":"2026-06-25T06:49:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:49:01","slug":"how-to-identify-a-spiritual-attack-christian-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/how-to-identify-a-spiritual-attack-christian-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Identify a Spiritual Attack -Christian Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for joining us this week on the <strong><span style=\"color:#EF3942 !important ;\">RIOT Podcast, a Christian podcast<\/strong><\/span> talking about today\u2019s hot topics!  This week Pete, Bob and Barry will be discussing How to identify a Spiritual Attack with their special guest Rick Blythe of Encouraging God\u2019s Servants. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.encouraginggodsservants.com\/\"><strong><span style=\"color:#EF3942 !important ;\">SHOW SPONSOR: EGS \u2013 Encouraging God\u2019s Servants<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ever felt like no matter what you say or do\u2014something is out to get you? Well as a follower of God the Bible tells us that there is a cosmic war happening, and we are the battlefield. God wants us to follow Him, but there is an enemy (the devil) who is doing everything he can to make us choose anything else but God. It goes so far as to say the enemy seeks to steal, kill, and destroy us (John 10:10). He\u2019s got a lot of experience and has a solid playbook. Now we&#8217;re not saying every bad thing happening in your life is a supernatural attack, but there is an enemy working against us (1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour). <\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you know if we are under Spiritual Attack? <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><br \/>\n1.\tLOSS OF SPIRITUAL DESIRE.<\/strong> The goal of any spiritual attack is to turn you away from what God wants to do in your life. <\/p>\n<li><strong><br \/>\n2.\tPHYSICAL FATIGUE<\/strong>. Keep in mind that we are created beings\u2014spirit, soul, and body. Many times we face our greatest attacks just before a great promotion by God or just after a great victory. Keep in mind when you\u2019re going through it\u2014an attack could very well be an indication that you are about to be promoted or just had a great victory. (Satan attacks our bodies) <\/p>\n<li><strong><br \/>\n3.\tWHEN THE RESOURCES GO DRY.<\/strong> There are times when it seems that all of your resources dry up at the same time. The enemy attacks to take your eyes off of God and put your eyes on money. If he can get you worrying rather than worshipping, you will start making decisions based on opportunity rather than anointing. Stay close to God in both the good times and the bad times. <\/p>\n<li><strong><br \/>\n4.\tWEAK PRAYER LIFE.<\/strong> Is it a weakening prayer life? \u201cCould you not watch with Me one hour?\u201d Jesus asked His disciples. Then He told them, \u201cWatch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak\u201d (Matt. 26:40-41). <\/p>\n<li><strong><br \/>\n5.\tFEELING OVERWHELMED AND HELPLESS.<\/strong> The word circumstance comes from two words: circum (encircle) and stance (stand). In other words, you are standing encircled by what\u2019s going on. It doesn\u2019t take long for feelings of being overwhelmed to lead to hopelessness. The Bible says, \u201cHope deferred makes the heart sick\u201d (Prov. 13:12). It also tells us, \u201cFaith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen\u201d (Heb. 11:1). If the enemy can get you to lose hope, he can get you to stop living by faith. <\/p>\n<li><strong><br \/>\n6.\tOLD HABITS AND LIFESTYLES RESURFACE.<strong> These old sinful habits that your soul wants to fall back on when things aren\u2019t going your way\u2014things that indulge the flesh. If this begins to happen, do not ignore the warning conviction of the Holy Spirit. <\/p>\n<li><strong><br \/>\n7.\tPULLING AWAY FROM GODLY RELATIONSHIPS.<\/strong> Look around. Have you pulled out of relationships with people at church or with people in your small group? Are more and more of your friends carnally minded rather than spiritually minded? If so, you are stumbling around the battleground and the enemy has a target on your head. <\/p>\n<li><strong>\n<p>How to battle against the spiritual Attack?<\/strong><br \/> <br \/>\n\u2022 Acknowledge there is an attack &#8211; be prepared in season and out of season 2 Tim 4 <br \/>\n\u2022 Identify what kind of attack it is <br \/>\n\u2022 Put on the full armor of God and resist the devil -Ephesians 6:10-18 <\/p>\n<p>Now that we are prepared with our armor we are to be on the offensive and rebuke in prayer: 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord\u2019s people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for joining us this week on the RIOT Podcast, a Christian podcast talking about today\u2019s hot topics! This week Pete, Bob and Barry will be discussing How to identify a Spiritual Attack with their special guest Rick Blythe of Encouraging God\u2019s Servants. SHOW SPONSOR: EGS \u2013 Encouraging God\u2019s Servants Ever felt like no matter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,15,14,16,6,3,12,9,10,17,11,7,13,5,18],"class_list":["post-675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-best-christian-podcast","tag-christian-android-podcast","tag-christian-apple-podcast","tag-christian-leadership-podcast","tag-christian-living","tag-christian-podcast","tag-christian-podcast-about-marriage","tag-christian-podcast-for-men","tag-christian-podcast-for-women","tag-christian-podcast-on-pandora","tag-christian-podcast-on-spotify","tag-encouragement","tag-funny-christian-podcast","tag-righteous-invasion-of-truth","tag-riot-podcast"],"acf":{"photo":"","about_podcast":"Thanks for joining us this week on the <strong><span style=\"color:#EF3942 !important ;\">RIOT Podcast, a Christian podcast<\/strong><\/span> talking about today\u2019s hot topics!  This week Pete, Bob and Barry will be discussing How to identify a Spiritual Attack with their special guest Rick Blythe of Encouraging God\u2019s Servants. <br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.encouraginggodsservants.com\/\"><strong><span style=\"color:#EF3942 !important ;\">SHOW SPONSOR: EGS \u2013 Encouraging God\u2019s Servants<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br><br>Ever felt like no matter what you say or do\u2014something is out to get you? Well as a follower of God the Bible tells us that there is a cosmic war happening, and we are the battlefield. God wants us to follow Him, but there is an enemy (the devil) who is doing everything he can to make us choose anything else but God. It goes so far as to say the enemy seeks to steal, kill, and destroy us (John 10:10). He\u2019s got a lot of experience and has a solid playbook. Now we're not saying every bad thing happening in your life is a supernatural attack, but there is an enemy working against us (1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour). <br><br><strong>How do you know if we are under Spiritual Attack? <\/strong><ul> \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul> \t<li><strong>1.\tLOSS OF SPIRITUAL DESIRE.<\/strong> The goal of any spiritual attack is to turn you away from what God wants to do in your life. <li><strong><br><br> 2.\tPHYSICAL FATIGUE<\/strong>. Keep in mind that we are created beings\u2014spirit, soul, and body. Many times we face our greatest attacks just before a great promotion by God or just after a great victory. Keep in mind when you\u2019re going through it\u2014an attack could very well be an indication that you are about to be promoted or just had a great victory. (Satan attacks our bodies) <li><strong><br> 3.\tWHEN THE RESOURCES GO DRY.<\/strong> There are times when it seems that all of your resources dry up at the same time. The enemy attacks to take your eyes off of God and put your eyes on money. If he can get you worrying rather than worshipping, you will start making decisions based on opportunity rather than anointing. Stay close to God in both the good times and the bad times. <li><strong><br> 4.\tWEAK PRAYER LIFE.<\/strong> Is it a weakening prayer life? \u201cCould you not watch with Me one hour?\u201d Jesus asked His disciples. Then He told them, \u201cWatch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak\u201d (Matt. 26:40-41). <li><strong> <br>5.\tFEELING OVERWHELMED AND HELPLESS.<\/strong> The word circumstance comes from two words: circum (encircle) and stance (stand). In other words, you are standing encircled by what\u2019s going on. It doesn\u2019t take long for feelings of being overwhelmed to lead to hopelessness. The Bible says, \u201cHope deferred makes the heart sick\u201d (Prov. 13:12). It also tells us, \u201cFaith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen\u201d (Heb. 11:1). If the enemy can get you to lose hope, he can get you to stop living by faith. <li><strong> <br>6.\tOLD HABITS AND LIFESTYLES RESURFACE.<\/strong> These old sinful habits that your soul wants to fall back on when things aren\u2019t going your way\u2014things that indulge the flesh. If this begins to happen, do not ignore the warning conviction of the Holy Spirit. <li><strong> <br>7.\tPULLING AWAY FROM GODLY RELATIONSHIPS.<\/strong> Look around. Have you pulled out of relationships with people at church or with people in your small group? Are more and more of your friends carnally minded rather than spiritually minded? If so, you are stumbling around the battleground and the enemy has a target on your head. <li><strong><br><br>How to battle against the spiritual Attack?<\/strong><br> \u2022 Acknowledge there is an attack - be prepared in season and out of season 2 Tim 4 <br>\u2022 Identify what kind of attack it is <br>\u2022 Put on the full armor of God and resist the devil -Ephesians 6:10-18 <br><br>Now that we are prepared with our armor we are to be on the offensive and rebuke in prayer: 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord\u2019s people.","content":"<p><strong>Thanks for listening and don't forget to:<\/strong><\/p><p>Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/mttfaith.com\/tour\/mission-minded-getaway\/footsteps-of-moses-egypt-holy-land-and-jordan-tour\" target=\"_blank\">the Footsteps of Moses, Egypt, Israel & Jordan Tour (June 2024)<\/a><\/p><p>Subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a> for your FREE T-shirt Today!<\/a><\/p><p>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheRIOTPodcast\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/p><p>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRIOT_Podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/p><p>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theriotpodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/p><p>Subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCf4jgyxf4j5Sxgmz84Ukgvg\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube Channel<\/a><\/p><p>The RIOT PODCAST is a listener-supported podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/donation\/\">Donate Now<\/a><\/p><br><p>Subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/newsletter\">Newsletter<\/a> for your FREE T-shirt<\/p>","audio":"[powerpress]"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3231,"href":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675\/revisions\/3231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riotpodcast.co\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}