The kids and I (Elizabeth and her kids too) got to hear some excellent lessons yesterday on God being a warrior. I had already been thinking - reminding myself - about who the enemy is. That is important. If we become distracted soldiers and begin to see distorted images of the enemy in the form of some people(s) or circumstance then we despair. Those foes are impossible ones to defeat. We do not possess weapons that are suited to battle with them, so we grow weary and eventually are in danger of deserting.
However, when we remember that our enemy is satan there is only room for hope and vigor. He is the defeated enemy. He will NEVER be an impossible opponent. Jesus gained that victory solidly and works on as our strength against him. Don't misunderstand, satan is not a deflated enemy, rather he is an enemy of fury (Revelation 12). We cannot dismiss him, but we can have confidence in God's power which is at work in us. It is that very magnitude of power which cast satan down. If we fix our eyes and our hope on Jesus, strap on our armor, and remember that we do not fight an impossible foe, there is no reason at all we ever have to lose a battle.