When I sit down to prepare for the incredible task of communicating for God, I keep one thing at the front of my mind: I am smack dab on the front lines of a spiritual war. It’s a war that has raged ever since Satan decided to no longer submit to Almighty God.
Sadly, there have been times in my life when I fought for the wrong side…the losing side. But the love of God, revealed through the Lord Jesus, allowed me the be born-again. To borrow words from Paul’s letter to the Colossians, I’ve been transferred from the domain of darkness to the Kingdom of God’s beloved son.
And I want to write stories that show characters in real life situations who experience the hope that God can bring to any life. I do write stories that include darkness, but I do that so that I can show how the light of God can conquer that darkness.
Yes, I believe that my writing is part of the spiritual warfare that is going on beyond the veil. All around us. Every day.
Ready. Aim. Fire.
American Christian Writers Association
Spiritual warfare takes many forms. Now that I’m shifting my career from pastoral ministry to a more secular arena of writing, I still feel no less the responsibility to speak the Good Word in an information age littered with bad words.
Thanks for the post.
Tony,
Thanks for taking time to comment. It is amazing to think that God uses us in this warfare. Keep writing, my friend.