Walking with God

"A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ¹¹ Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. ¹² For we^[a] 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.
¹³ Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. " - Ephesians 6: 10-13

In the ancient Roman times their were three Roman sports, wrestling, boxing, and panchradia. Which is Greek.

1. Wrestling:
Wrestlers were men who fought until one lived and one died. It was very brutal and very fierce.
2. Boxing
If you were a boxer, that you would die. It was fatal. The boxers would cover their arms with leather. On each of their knuckles their would a 1-3' nail sticking out.
3. Panchradia
This was the people who had more power than anyone else. They were the strongest and fiercest of men. They would fight with clubs, nails, anything. It was like wrestling, boxing, and everything else all tied together.

So when you think of that verse: "For we are not fighting(wrestling).." think of those three sports.

Just because we have the victory in Jesus, that doesn't mean that we should be unprepared. The devil will come after us no matter whether we have the victory or not. The devil doesn't care. Everyone of us will be pulled into contact with invisible forces.
The next part of this verse says "but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against might power in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places."
Powers do whatever they want to.
Principalities have the highest ranking. They are the generals and have the most power.
Rulers possess raw power which has been harnessed, disciplined and focused.
The demons have been trained. They have gone though years and years to learn what to do to possess us and make us fall.
Satan is not haphazard about what he is trying to do. He knows exactly what he needs to do and he will do it.
Against in Greek is ante. Which means very intimate, have contact. So we are wrestling, boxing, having panchradia, in intimate contact with generals, raw untapped powerhouses of demons 24/7! We need to be prepared!
Their motto is to kill, steal, and to destroy. We need to be prepared, we need to pick up our spiritual armor. Pick up you armor and use it! Take unto you the whole armor of God. God has given us everything that we need. We are fully covered.
We cannot function against spiritual warfare if we do not have the Power of God. Be strong! We were made for this. Be strong in the Lord and in the Power of His Might! God has made it very simple for us to attain His Power because it is in Him.
Might means mighty man. And God is mighty! God is Mr. Universe.
If you go through the motions of obeying God and putting on the whole armor, it will do nothing for you. As long as you are walking with the Lord you will have on the whole armor of God.

"As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” ³⁶ So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). ³⁷ But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.
³⁸ Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?”
³⁹ When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm." - Mark 4:35-39

Something arose. You can feel it, but cannot see it. This is what happened to Jesus and his disciples. Something arose. They couldn't see it but they could feel it coming on. They were powerless to do anything to stop it. But what about you, are you powerless to do something against the principalities, powers, and rulers of the darkness of this world?
I know I'm not. Because I am walking with God, and as long as I'm walking with Him, I have the whole armor of God.
What about you? Are you walking with God?