Wrestling with one another

Ephesians 6:12. For our struggle [or “wrestling”] is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

It is so easy to struggle and wrestle with other people. We are hard-wired to look for danger, categorize it, and "fight-or-flight". The emotions corresponding to "fight-or-flight,” anger and fear, are also deeply hardwired in.

Our victory over the world is that we believe that Jesus is the Son of God (I John 5:4,5), not that we can defeat fellow human beings. Jesus commanded us to love our enemies, not hate, fear, or be angry at them. Why? Because our fight is not against them. They are created in God’s image, and are beloved by Him. He desires their salvation. He sees their hatred of Him, and of "us-in-Him," as part of the damage created by the fall of man that all “flesh and blood” partake in. Yes, they can kill us, or at least try to make us miserable in one way or another. However, they deserve our compassion, because God knows how much they have damaged themselves being enemies of God and "us-in-Him."