The Way of the Warrior (Graham Cooke)

At the YWAM retreat, the Lord spoke to me about spiritual warfare - namely, that if we can be at rest in the spirit even amidst a storm, that is when we will overcome. It's something I still need to process, but Graham Cooke's The Way of the Warrior helps immensely in making sense of many things I am still pondering...



Spiritual warfare is primarily about discovering the sovereignty, supremacy and the majesty of Jesus and learning to track from heaven to earth, rather than earth to heaven.

The fruit of the spirit is a more powerful weapon against the enemy than the gifts of the spirit. The nature of God, which makes us Christ-like, is the very thing that overwhelms and defeats the enemy. Our circumstances are not the problem; it’s our perception of that which is the problem. When you are a warrior, you start with a perception that comes direct from heaven.

When you deliberately align yourself with how you are known in heaven, how you are perceived in heaven, what your identity is that comes to you from heaven, you step into a place of agreement, you step into that place of alignment, and the intentionality of that identity. And it is your identity that opens up a way for you to experience and come into your destiny, what you were created for, what your role is in the earth, what your persona is in terms of how you’re known in heaven. When you begin to deliberately align yourself with how God sees you, that’s when you notice that the intentionality of God himself flows into your life in such a powerful way that you become significant even when you’re not trying to.

I find the last quote, in particular, very interesting. How does God see you? Ask him! I have found that His view is always refreshing! And He always think of us very highly, because we are much loved by Him.