What Are The Causes of Spiritual Warfare?

SummaryHave you ever looked at a massive crisis in your home—like discovering a child is struggling with a heavy addiction, an eating disorder, or paralyzing anxiety—and immediately felt a crushing wave of guilt? When chaos hits, your default instinct as a mother is likely to blame yourself. You look in the mirror and think, "If I were a better mother, my family wouldn't be going through this." If you are searching for what are the causes of spiritual warfare because you are weaponizing your family's trials against your own worth, take heart. You are not alone, and it is not your fault!In this episode of the Arise, Women of God podcast, host Tamara K. Anderson and licensed clinical social worker Wendi Christensen pull back the cosmic curtain to look at the root causes of spiritual warfare. We explore the stories of Job and Jesus in the wilderness to understand the strategic reasons behind the adversary's timing.Discover why the enemy specifically targets women who are aligned with Jesus Christ, and why spiritual attacks often happen right before or right after a massive blessing. We also dismantle the toxic phrase "God doesn't give you more than you can handle," and share the ultimate scriptural secret to carrying weights that are clinically impossible for you to handle alone. Tune in to move from maternal perfectionism and self-blame to sovereign security!Episode TakeawaysYou Are a Target: If you are striving to build a home filled with light and peace, you automatically have a target on your back. The cause of spiritual warfare is often not your failure; it is your potential. The enemy is terrified of a mother fully aligned with Jesus Christ!The "Job" Boundary: Look at Job chapters 1 and 2. While the adversary may target you intensely, God maintains a strict sovereign boundary around what the enemy is permitted to do. Satan cannot touch your life beyond what God allows for your ultimate growth.The Vulnerability Strike: When Jesus was attacked in the wilderness, it wasn't because He did something wrong. He was attacked because He was physically vulnerable (starving) and had just experienced a massive spiritual validation (His baptism). The enemy often attacks us when we are exhausted or right before a breakthrough.With His Help: God does give us more than we can handle—but He never gives us more than we can handle with His help. The cause of the crushing weight is not to break you; it is to break your reliance on your own isolated strength so you will yoke yourself to Jesus.Free ResourceReady to stop blaming yourself and start fighting back? Get our free A Mother's Spiritual Defense Guide: 6 Empowering Steps to Fortify Home & Family downloadable PDF here: https://www.womenwarriorsoflight.com/A-Mothers-Spiritual-Defense-GuideReflection QuestionsWhen a spiritual attack or crisis hits your home, is your default instinct to blame yourself or question your worth as a mother?Read Job chapters 1 and 2. How does it change your perspective to know that God places a strict boundary around what the adversary is allowed to do in your life?Are you currently carrying a weight that is too heavy for you to handle alone? How can you actively "yoke" yourself to Jesus Christ today?Host & GuestTamara K. Anderson @tamarakandersonWendi Christensen @wendichristensencounselingTranscripthttps://www.womenwarriorsoflight.com/blog/what-are-the-causes-of-spiritual-warfare