A common problem/Spiritual Warfare

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You wrote: 
>>I asked for opinions on the situation.  The best I have heard was to
>>pray, and fast about it. 

>Is the advise of praying and fasting somehow inadequate ? If you want
>to help, then you should pray.

    I can vouch.... he does not believe fasting and prayer inadequate. 
I don't know how many told him to do this but I was one of them and not 
everyone saw it because I sent it personally.  He wrote me back 
personally with sincere appreciation and willingness to "fight" in the 
spirit with a pretty humble attitude of "If I'm wrong, God can change 
me but if they're wrong God can move on the situation in His perfect 
way". 


> Spiritual warfare is funny. Sometimes your adversary invites
>you to come in and tangle with things in the flesh. He's mocking and
>saying "I'm not so big, come on in and get me". You respond to that
>and you will get flattened.

    I'm very sorry if I sound disrespectful, Lord knows, I don't mean 
to be, but I find it hard to believe that the enemy would set himself 
up for something he knows he can't win. Yes, the enemy will tempt and 
torment but I just can't believe he'll challenge us to spirital 
warfare. He knows "Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the 
world".  When you fight "spiritually" in fasting with "specific prayer" 
for the situation I personally have "NEVER" seen the enemy win. God is 
good all the time and He keeps his promises all the time. Now of course 
I have admit that there have been times that God changed "Me" in the 
fast and not the situation as I thought it should be. That's because we 
have to pray God's will first. We are always better off in His will, 
not to mention much happier. It amazes me how He can change our heart 
to adapt to a situation and may take years before we realize it!! He 
give grace in many ways! Isn't He wonderful??!!!!! 

    Laurie Gibson  =)