And yet, heading out into the battlefield however well armed, will end in disaster if not backed by prayer.
Considering how midweek prayer meetings have vanished from most churches I somehow suspect that people are not praying as much as before and that this disappearance has much to do with the state of our nation today.
This is primarily a spiritual war and while physical action nis also required, IOW, we do our part, physical action alone cannot defeat the demonic.
I suspect that the admonition to pray more is because we are too prone to act without being spiritually prepared.
As I said: Yes, we have to “pray, pray, pray.” That goes without saying.
Or praying, praying, praying, and being thoroughly spiritually prepared, but never doing anything.
God is up there looking down on such people, wondering if they are ever going to get off their butts so he can help them.
It is as if David prayed, "God, would you pick up a rock and chuck it at that giant for me".