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a time. I'm your host, Barry Mwamba. When the
strong get tired. Episode 3. Warfare Exhaustion.
When Heaven Sends Help. Welcome back to another
episode of Pomoja Podcast. Before we begin today's
conversation, let us remember the journey this
series has already taken us through. because
every episode has been building toward this moment.
In episode 1, we exposed something dangerous.
Exhaustion is not always natural. Sometimes it
is strategic. We talked about how fatigue has
become one of the enemy's most sophisticated
weapons against believers. Not always through
obvious sin, but through overload, pressure,
busyness, constant movement, constant demands,
constant noise, until prayer becomes occasional.
The word becomes secondary. Church becomes optional.
Family becomes neglected. and intimacy with God
slowly disappears, not through rebellion, but
through exhaustion. We explored how good opportunities,
career growth, responsibilities, and daily survival
can quietly pull believers away from the very
presence sustaining them, because exhaustion
weakens discernment, and exhausted believers
often begin searching for relief in the wrong
places. That was episode 1, Fatigue as a Weapon,
The Hidden System. Then in episode 2, we went
deeper, because after physical exhaustion comes
something even more dangerous, Spiritual weariness,
the silent drift, the slow fading of passion.
Where people still attend church, still know
scripture, still look spiritually alive externally,
but internally, the fire no longer burns the
same way. We talked about how over -familiarity
with holy things can destroy reverence, how believers
slowly stop guarding prayer, stop protecting
intimacy, stop renewing themselves intentionally,
not suddenly, silently. And we explored the warning
in Galatians. Let us not become weary in doing
good, because spiritual weariness rarely announces
itself loudly. It drifts quietly. You stop praying
the same way. Stop worshipping the same way.
Stop pursuing God with hunger. And before long,
you are surviving spiritually, instead of living
spiritually. That was Episode 2, Spiritual Weariness,
The Silent Drift. And today, we arrive at Episode
3, because after exhaustion, after spiritual
weariness, after prolonged invisible battles,
A question remains. What happens when strong
believers become overwhelmed by warfare itself?
What happens when people love God, remain faithful,
continue showing up, but internally feel exhausted
from carrying invisible battles? Because some
exhaustion does not come from work. Some exhaustion
comes from war, spiritual war, mental war, emotional
war, invisible resistance. Today, I want to speak
openly about something many believers experience,
but few truly understand. Spiritual warfare.
Not fantasy. Not fear. Not superstition. Reality.
Because one of the greatest mistakes believers
can make is assuming that because Jesus won the
victory at the cross, spiritual battles no longer
exist. No. Jesus never denied the existence of
warfare. In fact, He acknowledged it openly.
In Luke 10 19, after sending out the 70 disciples
to preach, heal, and cast out demons, they returned
amazed that demons submitted to them in His name.
And Jesus responded, Behold, I have given you
authority over all the power of the enemy. Think
about that carefully. Authority only matters
where opposition exists. Jesus would never give
authority over an enemy that did not exist, which
means spiritual warfare is real. The attacks
are real. The resistance is real. The battles
are real. Battles against your mind, against
your peace, against your marriage, against your
purpose, against your spiritual life. And many
believers are exhausted today because they are
fighting battles they do not fully understand.
But here is the powerful truth. The victory of
the cross did not remove the reality of warfare.
It changed our position within warfare. That
changes everything. We do not fight hoping to
obtain victory. We fight from victory. Before
the battle even begins, our position in Christ
already guarantees the final outcome. That is
why believers pray with confidence. That is why
we seek God's protection. That is why we dwell
in His presence. Not because we are afraid, but
because we understand that there is an invisible
war constantly happening around us. Known battles.
Unknown battles. Seen attacks. Unseen attacks.
And many times, while you are sleeping, heaven
is fighting battles you never even knew existed.
The Bible says, In camps. That is military language.
A surrounding. A heavenly perimeter. a wall of
invisible protection around the people of God.
And throughout scripture, whenever believers
reached moments of exhaustion, fear, pressure,
or danger, heaven intervened. Sometimes through
strength, sometimes through direction, sometimes
through angels. I remember my own car accident.
My truck lost control and was headed directly
toward an electrical pole. The impact should
have hit my door, the driver's side, my side.
And somehow, at the last second, the truck shifted
forward. The pole struck the passenger side instead.
And even today, I still cannot naturally explain
what happened. But spiritually, I understand
something now. Sometimes heaven intervenes silently.
Sometimes God protects you without announcing
it publicly. And sometimes, what people call
luck, was divine intervention. Many believers
listening to me right now have testimonies like
that. You should not have survived that sickness.
That accident should have destroyed you. That
depression should have buried you. That addiction
should have consumed you. That relationship should
have ruined your destiny. But somehow, you are
still standing. And maybe the reason is simple.
Heaven stepped in. And one of the most powerful
examples in scripture to me is Gideon. Because
Gideon shows us what warfare exhaustion looks
like. When the angel appeared to Gideon, He was
hiding. Fear had exhausted him. Israel had suffered
under Midianite oppression for years. Their harvests
were stolen. Their peace was stolen. Their confidence
was stolen. And Gideon was threshing wheat and
hiding. That is warfare exhaustion. That is what
prolonged invisible battles do to people. Strong
people begin living small. Chosen people begin
hiding. Believers begin questioning themselves.
and heaven stepped directly into Gideon's exhaustion.
What is powerful is this. The angel did not speak
to Gideon according to his condition. The angel
spoke to Gideon according to heaven's perspective.
Mighty man of valor. Imagine hearing that while
hiding in fear. Because sometimes exhausted believers
cannot see themselves correctly anymore. And
divine intervention often begins when heaven
reminds you who you are before the battle is
over. And this pattern repeats throughout scripture.
An angel strengthened Elijah when exhaustion
made him want to die under the broom tree. An
angel strengthened Jesus in Gethsemane before
the cross. An angel delivered Peter from prison.
Because heaven understands something many people
ignore, battles can exhaust even strong believers.
On some of you listening today know exactly what
I mean. There are moments where the spiritual
atmosphere becomes heavy. You feel pressure you
cannot explain naturally. You feel urgency in
your spirit. And something inside you says, pray
now, not tomorrow, not later, now. There have
been nights where I woke up in the middle of
the night, woke up my wife and children, and
we began praying together with authority. Not
emotional prayer, authority prayer. Because spiritually,
you could sense resistance. You could feel the
heaviness. And after praying, Peace would suddenly
return, the atmosphere would clear, and we would
begin thanking God for his intervention. We may
never fully know what battle was happening in
the unseen realm, but one thing was certain,
victory came. Because prayer is not passive,
prayer is warfare. Daniel prayed and angels fought
through resistance. Paul and Silas worshipped
and chains broke open. Peter prayed and prison
doors opened. Meaning prayer moves heaven into
earthly battles. But this is also why believers
become weary spiritually. Long exposure to warfare
can drain people. Even strong believers become
tired. And this is where the solution becomes
important. Not fear. Not panic. Not obsession
with demons. No. The solution is intentional
spiritual living. Being aware of spiritual reality.
Protecting your intimacy with God. Living a life
of prayer. a life of sanctification, a life of
purity, a life of fasting, a life of meditation
on God's Word, a life led by the Holy Spirit.
Because spiritual authority does not come from
religious language, it comes from relationship.
And that is why the story of the seven sons of
Sceva is so important. They tried to cast out
demons saying, In the name of Jesus whom Paul
preaches. And the demon responded, Jesus I know,
Paul I know. But who are you? That statement
reveals something powerful. The spiritual realm
recognizes authentic intimacy with God. Authority
flows from relationship, not performance, not
appearance, not religious talk. Relationship.
It is not enough to know about God. You must
know Him personally, experience Him personally,
walk with Him personally. Jesus said, whoever
dwells in Me and I in him. That word dwells is
powerful, not visiting occasionally, dwelling
continuously, remaining connected to His presence
daily. And today, through the Holy Spirit, God
dwells within us. That is why sanctification
matters. That is why purity matters. That is
why prayer matters. Because the believer becomes
a dwelling place for God's presence. And this
is the encouragement I want to leave with you
today. Yes, the spiritual journey is warfare.
Yes, the battles are real. Yes, believers can
become weary, but we are not fighting alone.
We do not carry this journey by our own strength,
not by might, not by power, but by the Spirit
of God. And sometimes, the reason you survived
was not because you were strong enough, it was
because Heaven intervened. Let's pray. Father,
thank you for every unseen battle you protected
us from. Thank you for every silent intervention,
every unseen victory, every moment Heaven fought
on our behalf. Strengthen every weary believer
listening today. Restore spiritual hunger. Restore
discernment. Restore prayer lives. Restore intimacy
with you. Teach us to remain connected to your
presence. Help us live lives of purity, sanctification,
obedience, and spiritual awareness. And remind
us daily that we do not fight alone. In Jesus'
name, Amen. Thank you for joining me today on
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