At war with.......
There is conflict in this world. I like to be able to see and identify my enemy. We have wars between nations, we have conflict between political parties in our country, and struggles in our churches and homes. There is also the battle taking place in each of us. In each of these struggles we would like to "see" our enemy. We identify someone as our enemy, or the cause of our problems and struggles. But ultimately our opponent can't be seen. The one we identified as our enemy is someone being used by our enemy. They may see things differently because their view has been distorted, our perhaps my view is distorted. "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places." It shouldn't shock us that battles are raging everywhere around us, including our churches, our families, and within ourselves. This battle has