A War Worth Fighting

I read a blog post yesterday talking about how we are on the front lines of a spiritual war, fighting for the honor and glory of the Almighty King of Heaven and Earth, and I can't keep these thoughts out of my head.

A theme in my life has been avoiding comfort. I'm the kind of person that does a lot of worrying when I am uncomfortable or when I am in an unfamiliar setting, so my natural tendency is to run to comfort. I have blogged about this in the past, and certainly have recognized it in my life. When I am comfortable, laziness and apathy invade my life and convince me that there is no need to take action. This past week in Panama City Beach on Big Break, it was refreshingly uncomfortable. Another reminder that the comfortable things in my life are not going to lead me to taking steps of faith in reliance on God. Comfortable things will only lead me to take steps in my own power that I can control.

This leads me again back to spiritual warfare. When we realize that spiritual warfare is real, and that we are fighting on the front lines of the good fight, it is then that we are able to realize everything else pales in comparison. There is an enemy out there, and he is trying to convince us that people don't want to hear what we have to say and that we should just sit around and do nothing. We need to be actively fighting this, in God's power, to help rid our lives of apathy, laziness, and other sins that are holding us back. Comfort is one way that I often get taken out of the battle, and as I realize the severity and reality of spiritual warfare, others' opinions of me suddenly aren't as important. As I realize that there is a much bigger picture to this life and that we are in the middle of it, many of the little things in my own life reveal their insignificance.

Let's boldly and courageously fight those little battles in our life, using the spirit of power, love, and self-control that God has given us, so that we can continue fighting the War for God's Kingdom.