The spiritual Realm has both good and evil spirits. Some of us are aware of them and some are not but you can and should become aware of them. They are always around a Child of God. Either helping or trying to hurt us.
We are engaged in a spiritual warfare - Ep 6:1 The battle is taking place in "heavenly places" (the spiritual realm)
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (1 Pet 5:8, NIV)
If you don't believe evil spirits are out to get you, you need to do a Bible study on this subject. The Christian is the enemy of the evil spirits that prowl around looking for us. They will use you if you are not careful. Big egos, jealousy, desire for wealth or fame, envy,....just open a door for them.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Eph 6:12, NIV)
Read that again...."Against the spiritual forces of evil" Evil spirits. They do exist and if you don't become aware of them, they will lead you away from God. Satan can do that by putting bad thoughts into your mind. Look at this:
"Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, "Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then report back to me so that I may know how many there are." (1 Chron. 21:1-2, NIV)
In 1 Chronicles 21:1-2, King David is said to have been incited by Satan to take a census in opposition to God's will. Apparently, Satan goaded David with pride in his "own" accomplishments such that he wanted to take a census to measure the extent of his greatness. Perhaps Satan goaded David in response to David's own stumbling into self-pride. Either way, the message is clear that Satan introduced a wicked idea into David's mind.
Similarly, Judas Iscariot is said to have been prompted by Satan to betray Jesus (John 13:2). With all the other disciples and Jesus Himself in the room with him, Judas must have gotten this prompting in his mind. Otherwise, Satan would have had to expose himself or his plan to the others.
A third example is Acts 5 where Peter confronts Ananias over his inability to be truthful about his gift to the Church. Satan is said to have filled his heart with selfish motives (Acts 5:3) tempting him successfully to lie.
Each of these passages is clear. Satan and his band of fallen angels can indeed introduce thoughts into our minds. While this is troubling without a firm grasp of your identity in Christ, Scripture does not present the demonic with abilities in regard to reading your thoughts. God alone is said to know the inner thoughts of man (Jer 17:9-10; John 2:24-25)."
Thank God, he cannot read our thoughts even though he can put thoughts there.
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Thank God there is also a Spiritual realm of angels who fight for us. They are the messengers of God and are sent to do his bidding for his Saints. Maybe you don't know they are there because you don't see them, but they are. You may not be aware of the help, the standing in the gap, they do for you, but they are there.
"Angels were very active throughout the Old Testament, including at The Destruction Of Sodom, announcing the birth of Isaac to Abraham and Sarah, serving Jacob (Genesis 28:12, 31:11, 32:1, 48:16), Moses (Exodus 3:2), Joshua (Joshua 5:13-15), Gideon (Judges 6:11-40), Samson (Judges 13), Elijah (1 Kings 19:5-8), Elisha (2 Kings 6:14-17), Daniel (Daniel 6:22), destroyed the Assyrian army that had surrounded Jerusalem (2 Kings 19:35)
Angels were directly involved and present in the events in the life and crucifixion of Jesus Christ: They foretold His birth to Mary (Luke 1:26-37) and Joseph (Matthew 1:20-21), announced what He would be named (Matthew 1:21), directed their flight to Egypt to escape Herod (Matthew 2:13,20), served The Lord after His Temptation (see Go Ahead, Jump!) (Matthew 4:11), at Gethsemane on The Fateful Night (Luke 22:43), rolled away the stone at The Garden Tomb (Matthew 28:2), announced His resurrection to the women (Matthew 28:5-7), were present when He appeared to Mary of Magdala (John 20:11-14)
Angels are just as active in the New Testament. They were directly involved with the progress of the early Church: an angel rescued Peter from prison (Acts 12:7-9), struck Herod dead for blasphemy (see The Herods) (Acts 12:23), directed Cornelius (Acts 10:3), was with Paul (see Saul Of Tarsus) when he was shipwrecked on Malta (Acts 27:23)
Angels will be instrumental in the events of The Return Of Jesus Christ: A great number of them will appear with Him (2 Thessalonians 1:7), when they will gather His elect (Matthew 24:31). They will be like reapers (Matthew 13:39). They will separate the righteous from the wicked (Matthew 13:41,49). Angels will carry out many of the events of the end-time The Seven Seals."
