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Spiritual warfare (Christianity)

Spiritual warfare is like a fight between good and bad things that happen in your mind and heart. You know how we have good thoughts like being kind, sharing or helping others? And bad thoughts like yelling, being mean or not listening to our parents? Sometimes it can feel like a battle inside of us to choose the good thoughts and do the right thing.

In spiritual warfare, we are fighting against things that try to make us have more bad thoughts and do things that are not good for us or others. These things can be thoughts that make us feel sad, angry or discouraged, or they can be bad habits or temptations that we have.

But we are not alone in this fight. Christians believe that God gives us strength to fight against the bad things and reminds us of the good things we should do. We can pray and ask God to help us when we are struggling. And we can read the Bible, which is like a guidebook to help us know and understand the good things God has for us.

So, spiritual warfare is like a battle to choose what’s good and do the right thing, and with God’s help, we can win that battle.