“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12
So many of life’s battle grounds are within our own head. So many wars wage on unseen. However, I have found that it is in the resisting, engaging in the wrestle, that we build strength. It’s in the resisting of gravity that we build muscle, pulling against the downward force acting on a weight. And similarly I find that we build emotional and spiritual strength as we resist the forces acting upon us.
C.S. Lewis said, “You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. … We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it:”
I know the battles we all face are varied and the mental fortitude with which some of us must carry on from day to day is intense. Some may wonder why they must struggle so, and while I don’t have all the answers, all I know is that the battle can be a catalyst for growth.
14" x 18" oil on panel