john eldredge a battle to fight chapter 8 wild at heart

Paul was very clear, For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Folks, our battle is not against our neighbor.

Who does this sound more like – Jesus or Satan? And the worst thing is that so many Christians live such spiritually superficial lives that they don’t even recognize Satan’s handiwork as the architect of all this. Every issue is politicized and polarized. No one is reaching across the aisle anymore to do anything together. Human trafficking, opioid use, divorce, the breakdown of the family, the over-sexualizing of the culture, the self-centered promotion of individuals through social media and the breakdown of unity in our country.

But how else do you explain the world we now live in? God has been cast out of the public eye and our enemy is running rampant through our culture.

This may sound overly dramatic to many but the principle holds for the spiritual world, especially if you have been taught that your enemy isn’t really all that much of a threat.

John eldredge a battle to fight chapter 8 wild at heart