Topic: spiritual battles

The essence of who we are & the direction of our lives flows out of our hearts, which means everything about us can be affected by what we allow to touch our hearts. Whatever influences us internally will impact the core of who we are, & the direction of our lives—good or bad.

The Gospel is the power of God in your life—the way God reverses the corruption of sin & repels the power of Satan from you. It’s the antidote that keeps death from eroding your life & the shield that keeps Satan from manipulating it. Paul is urging the Ephesians to take the things he taught them about God and cover every part of them with it … The way we keep the corrupting influence of the enemy out of our lives is by establishing every part of our life—our hopes, dreams, failures, worries, fears, relationships, disappointments—on the Gospel. The flip side is that whatever part of you is not established in the Gospel—whatever part is not saturated in the Gospel is subject to manipulation of the enemy against you.

What comes into your mind—Comes out in your life.