Battle Scriptures
Take up the sword of the spirit
How to Use These Scriptures
Pick the area you struggle with most from the list below. Memorize one verse this week. When temptation comes, pray it back to God.
“Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”
Matthew 6:13
Start Here
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
The Eyes
lust and what we look at
Psalm 119:37
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.
Job 31:1
I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?
The Mouth
what we say
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
The Body and Substances
1 Corinthians 6:19–20
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.
Anger and Bitterness
James 1:19–20
Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Ephesians 4:31–32
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Greed and Envy
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Proverbs 14:30
A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.
Pride
James 4:6
God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Worry and Fear
Philippians 4:6–7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
When You Fall
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.