I don’t like to immediately chalk up hardships or trials to spiritual warfare; however, I strongly believe that there is spiritual warfare going on around us everyday. Funny enough, if I have gone through a period of relative peace and spiritual tranquility, chances are that I am in too comfortable position. My peace is steady on Him, but when life around me is in totally chaos and I feel the spiritual clashing above and below, I have to remind myself that there is a reason. Spiritual warfare only exists when there is something worth fighting over! The object or reason may vary but the motivation is always the same: Satan is trying to keep us from Christ and His will for our lives. And I take encouragement that he ultimately will fail.