The battle's on!

Some people think that if they become a Christian everything is going to be okay. They will not face hard times anymore, there will be no more trials, and they will be happy all the time. That is simply not true. Often times, when someone makes a commitment to follow after Christ, it is as though Satan has declared war on their life. Ephesians 6:12 says "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." Although becoming a Christian is like enlisting in the army, we can be encouraged in the knowledge that God is with us and that the battle belongs to the Lord.