The Struggle with Me

The Practice of Persevering Prayer

kneeling in prayer

Praying is a confrontational exercise. It confronts dark spiritual forces and powers. Here is how Paul describes the forces prayer confronts:

[Prayer confronts] the rulers, the authorities, the powers of this dark world and the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 6:12).

Prayer not only challenges these dark spirit…