Attacked

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God." (Eph. 6:12-13a). Do we think this way?
This past week I faced spiritual attack. I identify it as such, because when I verbally rebuked the devil, telling him to leave, there was an immediate weight that lifted from my heart and soul and the anxiety and fear I experienced left.
I told a friend of mine this experience (and thanked her for sharing this practice with me) and made the comment that I didn't think I had experienced more warfare since coming to seminary. She high-fived me and reminded me that's the way it should be when we're following God.
When we seek to advance the kingdom of God, following where God is leading and seeking to do the tasks he has set before us, the enemy will oppose. The real question is - are we prepared? It's hard to stop thinking like the world - that everything is about us or some sort of psychological phenomena, but the truth is there are powers at work that we do not see. Yet, as we follow our Lord may we continue to learn to recognize (and defeat) the enemy's attacks and grow in awareness of how God is at work all around us.