Evil

Evil is not unlike a whisper at night heard far away from the great din of battle. This is where good's greatest fight is held. In the silent moments everyday is where we must triumph at last.

We live in a time of crisis. Not unlike the fiction we read as children, evil comes pressing in on every turn, every nook seems to be infiltrated with a corruption of what is good or a greater distortion of things that are not. "Battle" seems unavoidable. There comes a time when good needs to stand up to wrong in an age-old clash of the arms and it seems this time is now. 

No doubt this is true. Believers in truth and right need stand for those beliefs but there is a war greater than even our enemy knows.

This war is not held in the plains or on the city walls. 

Nor in Hollywood or New York.

This war is held in the smallest of places. 

Your heart.

There are moments in our lives that come to battle moments. Where we give all we have for right. The truth is that the enemy fears these moments. For even he knows that when we put out all the strength given to us by Christ there is nothing he can do to stop Him from winning. No, the enemy knows the great battle was lost ages ago. But he is crafty and won't go down without taking out as many as he can.

And so the true battle of our day and age is held in the quiet moments. As a matter of fact you wouldn't even know that there was a fight going on it's so subtle. What is so frightening about these fights is you stand completely alone with no hero to come save you. Just you, alone.

"Out of the heart comes life's issues" we are told in proverbs. It's the moments deep in your heart, nearly subconscious that we must stand strong to what we know is true. The truth shown in the scriptures must be so interwoven into our subconscious that the battle can be fought, and won.

It's those moments of what we watch, listen too, do on our own time, and our friends that make or break good's fight.

If we are so busy listening to evil's whispers in our entertainment, friends, and daily activities how can we expect to stand strong on the battle field? In reality the battlefield is nothing more than a parade showing the time and effort put to training.

So when evil is pushing in and you can't seem to win, think for a moment about the quiet battle. The one no one sees. The one deep inside. Do I consider what effect my friends and music have on me? If I am weak in training can I truly expect to be strong in battle? God help us to be strong in training which is truly the true battle.

Next time evil's whisperings come wafting through the night air stand strong friend. For it is the smallest battle that good must win.