The Unseen World

My motto seems to be- "the things we see here in the 'physical' world are only manifestations of the spiritual realm"...

That offers an explanation into my own plights, but does not necessarily offer a solution.

Then I went back and read this-
Behind the Curtain -

You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil--the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.  Ephesians 2:2 NLT

For we 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.  Ephesians 6:12 NLT

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.  Psalms 23:5 NASB

But we must keep going in the direction that we are now headed.  Philippians 3:16 CEV

and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles. Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come--and they did, as you well know.  1 Thessalonians 3:3-4 NLT

Hmm...

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Spiritual Weapons

2 Corinthians 10:3-4 KJV  (3)  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:  (4)  (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Okay, so they aren't carnal. But what exactly are they?

Isaiah 37:28-29 KJV  But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.  (29)  Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

Okay, there's two: a hook (for the nose) and a bridle (for the mouth).

Isaiah 41:15-16 ESV  Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge, new, sharp, and having teeth; you shall thresh the mountains and crush them, and you shall make the hills like chaff;  (16)  you shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in the LORD; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.

A threshing sledge. This is like a cheese grater the size of a surfboard that you ride on as it is pulled by two animals. It appears this one will grind the "strong holds" of the greatest size into powder to be blown away by the wind.

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