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Drafted for Victory: Activate the Holy Spirit, Fight Well, and Choose Joy — with Jordan Oliver

October 26, 2025 Blog, Podcast

Believe Big Podcast with Ivelisse Page | Guest: Jordan Oliver, author of DRAFTED: You’ve Been Chosen for a War Already Won

What does it look like to live like the battle is already won? Author, speaker, and spiritual coach Jordan Oliver joins Ivelisse to share practical ways to recognize the Holy Spirit’s voice, engage confidently in spiritual warfare, and keep joy and balance at the center of your life—especially in seasons of illness or uncertainty.

1) Joy Is a Weapon (Not Just a Feeling)

  • Jordan’s #1 health tip: intentionally schedule fun to counter heaviness.
  • Biblical anchor: “The joy of the Lord is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10).
  • Try this: add one “light” activity nightly (a funny show, family game, short walk with music). Small sparks of joy build real resilience.

2) The Armor of God Has an Offensive Edge

  • Jordan highlights the sword of the Spirit—the Word of God—as our offensive weapon (Ephesians 6).
  • When fear or doubt attacks, speak Scripture out loud. God’s Word cuts through intrusive thoughts and re-centers your perspective.

3) Spiritual Warfare 101 (Simple, Practical, Daily)

  • Life is more than the visible; some battles have a spiritual component.
  • Not everything is “spiritual”—we live in a fallen world with real physical factors. But when God highlights a spiritual root, fight spiritually and practically.

4) How to Start Hearing the Holy Spirit

  • Keep it simple: the Holy Spirit is “God in us.”
  • Pray honestly: “Lord, speak to me. Help me notice You in small ways.”
  • Pay attention to patterns and prompts in everyday life (ie. Jordan’s “butterfly” story, listen to the full podcast episode), and write them down.

5) Journal Like It Matters (Because It Does)

  • Record impressions, Scriptures, dates, times, and themes.
  • Over time, you’ll spot God’s patterns and direction more clearly.
  • Bonus: journaling turns fleeting moments into testimony you can return to when things feel dark.

6) Replace Fear with Scripture—Out Loud

  • Ivelisse shares how the “I Will Have No Fear” prayer (a compilation of fear-fighting verses) helped her silence lies during her cancer battle.
  • Pro tip: keep a Scripture card where the battle hits hardest (nightstand, car, phone lock screen).

7) Pray, Listen, and Watch for Confirmation

  • When Ivelisse sought treatment direction, God confirmed the next step through two separate people naming the same doctor.
  • Action step: pray for doors to open/close and look for repeated confirmation.

8) Press In Until Breakthrough

  • When you feel weary, “war with God”—don’t wait passively.
  • Pray urgently and persistently: “Lord, I won’t leave until You give me Your perspective.”
  • Expect God to give endurance, hope, and a next step.

You were drafted for a war already won. Choose joy, wield the Word, and tune your ear to the Holy Spirit—right in the middle of your real life.

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