Often, in these precarious and spiritually dynamic times, we focus on spiritual warfare. And for good reason. There is a major and perhaps unprecedented assault by them on modern society.

Is it as tough as the Middle Ages? Or Jesus’ own time?

We’re not sure (considering all the materialism, it may be worse), but we do know that there’s not enough focus–we don’t contemplate frequently enough–the presence of angels.

A fellow who sees both says of one church service, “Angels were guarding every entrance and exit. Angels were praying for some people and tending to the wounds of others.

“Angels were releasing impartation and blessings to dozens of people all across the room while twice as many angels stood waiting for permission to give what they had brought. Continues this fellow, Blake K. Healy, in a book entitled Indestructible:

“I was wondering whether these angels were waiting for a signal of permission from God, the people in the room, or something else when a spike of pain shot up my knee.”

It was a woman walker. She was struggling to even keep her neck straight enough to look directly at him. She apologized, and as she did, Healy spotted a demon across her back, about the size of a house cat, with black, frog-like skin and an arrogant grin across its face.

In this case, it wasn’t that the evil spirit was actually causing her bent posture, but that the lies it had fed her through the year–the negativity, which she had not overcome–had bent her over.

One way to dispel deceiving entities?

By invoking, yes, all those angels, who stand at the ready. It is our requests that often activate them. The same is true with saints.

Healy allegedly had seen three angels while listening to preaching, each handing out keys of different sizes to people across the pews.

Are there angels where we are? Are they also handing out keys? Do we pray for “keys” (powers that unlock what we need to unlock)?

Or do we forget that they’re there? Do we fail to invoke them, especially our guardians?

“Spiritual warfare is primarily a battle of perspective,” says Healy. “If we do not stop and realign our perspective with God’s–reconnect with the chain of command–then we run the risk of wasting our time, energy, and pain on a battle that is nothing more than a trick and a lie.”

[Blake’s book, Indestructible]