Oct. 27, 2025

Day 301 Remember Who Your Enemy Is | Ephesians 6:12

Day 301 Remember Who Your Enemy Is | Ephesians 6:12

Send us a text Headlines shout, tempers flare, and our first instinct is to aim at the nearest face. We take a different path. Drawing from Ephesians 6:12, we unpack why the real fight is not against flesh and blood and how that single shift can restore clarity, courage, and compassion in the middle of daily conflict. We walk through the scripture line by line and translate it into concrete action: resisting the urge to lash out, choosing prayer over pettiness, answering lies with the Word, ...

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Headlines shout, tempers flare, and our first instinct is to aim at the nearest face. We take a different path. Drawing from Ephesians 6:12, we unpack why the real fight is not against flesh and blood and how that single shift can restore clarity, courage, and compassion in the middle of daily conflict.

We walk through the scripture line by line and translate it into concrete action: resisting the urge to lash out, choosing prayer over pettiness, answering lies with the Word, and letting worship reset the heart. You’ll hear how misdirected anger becomes a spiritual trap and why spiritual warfare is less about spectacle and more about steady, disciplined practice. By naming the unseen forces at work and picking up spiritual weapons—prayer, scripture, worship, and truth—we stop exhausting ourselves on the wrong battlefield and start engaging the real enemy with God’s strength.

Along the way, we offer a simple daily reflection to ask God where frustration has been misplaced and a short prayer to surrender it. If you’re ready to trade arguments for authority, outrage for intercession, and anxiety for a deeper peace, this message will give you a clear map. Listen for a focused reminder that people are not the problem, and that victory begins when we fight the right battles with the right tools.

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Chapters

00:32 - Welcome And Purpose

00:54 - Day 301 And Key Theme

00:59 - Reading Ephesians 6:12

01:22 - Identifying The True Enemy

01:29 - Fight With Spiritual Weapons

01:57 - Reflection And Surrender

02:07 - Prayer

02:30 - Closing And Resources

Transcript
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Welcome to Wisdom for the Day, your daily source for spiritual refreshment and guidance.

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I'm Rick.

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Join me as I dive into God's Word to find clarity and strength for life's challenges.

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Let me help you embrace each day with faith and wisdom.

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Ready to feel inspired?

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Let's get started.

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Today is day 301.

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Remember who your enemy is.

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From Ephesians chapter 6, verse 12, from the New Living Translation.

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For we are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

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Despite what you see on the news, your enemy is not the people around you.

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Your enemy is the devil and the forces working in the unseen realm.

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If the enemy can convince you to fight against people instead of him, he's already won half the battle.

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Stay focused on the real fight.

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Resist the urge to lash out at others and instead use your spiritual weapons, prayer, scripture, worship, and truth to push back against the true enemy.

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Today, ask God how to reveal any misplaced anger or frustration you've been directing at people instead of the enemy.

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Surrender it all to Him today.

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Pray with me.

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Father God, help me to remember that my fight is not against people.

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Teach me to battle in prayer and through your word against the real enemy.

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I ask this in Jesus' precious name.

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Amen.

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Well, that's all for today.

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But I'll be back tomorrow with more of God's word.

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To listen to past episodes, go to wisdomforthey.org.

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The executive producer for Wisdom of the Day is Lauren King.

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Intro and outro music by Weston McCurry.

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Until tomorrow, I'm Rick.

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I love you.

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See ya.