WE FIGHT A SPIRITUAL WAR AS BELIEVERS IN JESUS CHRIST. IT IS NOT A PASSIVE WARFARE. WE ARE PARTICIPANTS AGAINST THE FORCES OF DARKNESS. WE HAVE TO PUT OUR SELVES UNDER THIS SUBMISSION TO THE LORD. OUR FLESH HATES THIS. WE WANT WHAT WE WANT. THAT IS THE FLESH CRYING OUT FOR ITS OWN WAY. AS A CHILD OF GOD WE ARE TO DENY OURSELVES AND WANT WHAT GOD WANTS. IN PRAYER AND FASTING WE ARE GIVEN THE TOOLS TO “SEE” OR DISCERN THAT WHICH GOD WANTS FOR OURSELVES AND THOSE AROUND US.