Start a War

Are you in a war with sin or a war against God? Think carefully.

My own conviction recently is that I have gone to war against God rather than going to war against my sin. I've allowed my heart to be taken captive by sinful desires rather than fighting for the deeper, more fulfilling desires that He has planted there. Not only have I allowed it to be taken captive - sometimes I've thrown it straight into sin without a thought.

The ensuing numbness is the worst part. I don't think that it's a coincidence that numbness is a side effect of death and death is the wages of sin.

My selfishness is truly astounding. Truly.

I fail to realize most days that I am born into a war. The world is at war, and our hearts are both the battlefield and the prize. Sometimes we ignore the war. Sometimes we call a cease fire for the sake of creating a false peace. And sometimes we need to start a war and break the cease fire. Rock our own boat.

It's time to start a war.