Everyone Is Fighting A Battle

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”    - Plato

 This got me to thinking, this is more true than most people even realize because we are all fighting a battle every day - a spiritual one. One for our souls, for our very lives. One that is very, very real. For those of us with Jesus in our lives, this battle is already won and we are to go on to fight for others in their battle. The battle we face is not against flesh and blood (other people) but against principalities of darkness (the spirits behind the evil things people do) (Eph 6:12). This means that these battles are best fought and won when we fight them God's way and not our own. Wearing His armor of peace, love, salvation, righteousness, truth, faith, His Word, and His blood (Eph 6:13-19). With love, prayer, and relationships.

As we begin NSO this week, I am reminded that each new student we welcome to campus is not just another target to hit with Jesus. Rather, they are each someone searching for something bigger and better, looking to be loved and accepted, to feel needed and wanted, and to have a place somewhere. By God's grace, maybe that place is in our body of believers here at UWRF.