When the Weapon Forms… But Doesn’t Prosper

Because if we’re honest, many of us have equated prosperity with winning in the natural. With comfort. With visible favor. But what if I told you that what looks like a loss in the natural, is still a win in the Spirit?

I’m in the middle of a battle. A real one. A custody case where the court has ruled in favor of the father, multiple times. From the outside looking in, it may appear like I’ve lost. In the natural, the reason for the case in the first place, was given to the Father. Even allowing him to have rights, and no financial responsibility. Like the weapon was formed… and he won in the natural. But in true reality, in the spirit, he lost everything. 

The Spirit of God revealed something deeper.

The weapon didn’t prosper. 

You see, we misinterpret Isaiah 54:17 when we think “no weapon formed against you shall prosper” means that the weapon won’t show up. That we won’t face disappointment. That the judge will always rule in our favor. That the fire won’t get hot, or the storm won’t rage.

But the promise was never that the weapon wouldn’t form. It was that it wouldn’t prosper.

So what is prospering, really? The adversary isn’t just out to inconvenience you. His goal is far more sinister. He wants your faith. He wants your trust in God. He wants you to curse the very One who gave you life, just like Job’s wife suggested to him. He wants you bitter. Silent. Defeated. Disconnected. Broken beyond repair. My faith took some blows, but I’m still here. I’m still standing firmly on the rock, which is Jesus. I’m drawing closer to Him everyday. So that weapon didn’t prosper. 

So if you’re still standing, still praising, still worshipping, still believing, still pressing, still trusting God in the midst of it all?

Then hear me clearly: the weapon didn’t prosper.

Let’s go deeper.

Think about the crucifixion. Satan thought he’d won. Jesus was betrayed. Beaten. Humiliated. Nailed to a cross. Crucified while the people chose Barabbas. Every weapon formed, emotionally, physically, spiritually, was used against Him. And He died.

But death wasn’t defeat. It was destiny.

Because through His death, we gained life.

The enemy got what he wanted in the natural. But in the Spirit? He lost everything.

That’s the same pattern with my life. The court may not have ruled in my favor. The bills may not be paid this month. The door you’ve been praying about might still be closed. But if you’re still standing on the foundation that no other man can lay, Christ Jesus, then the enemy lost. Period!

Let me tell you this: stop watching the weapons. Watch your worship.

Focus not on the courtroom outcome, but the peace

that passes all understanding. The peace that

shouldn’t be there, but somehow is. That’s how you know God is moving.

God is not slack concerning His promises. What you’re facing now? It’s part of the process that brings about glory. So don’t just look for the absence of war, look for the presence of faith in the fire. That’s what real prosperity looks like.

So the next time you feel defeated, ask yourself:

“Did the enemy get what he really wanted?”

And if your answer is “no”, because you’re still standing, still praising, still seeking, 

Then remember this:

The weapon formed. But it didn’t prosper.