Understanding & Live Ammo

Bestselling author, John Eldredge, has an amazing knack for relating things via the written word and stories that help me "get it." Until the last couple years before John's writings came into my life, a lot of the crap that happened to me, as well as others that I love and care about, made little sense. While I still don't like a lot of what goes on....the many trials and challenges of life ... I do have some understanding. I owe that to Eldredge's insight and his ability to keep me engaged long enough to glean something from what he pens.

John's book, The Way of the Wild Heart, tells of the masculine journey. And one of the stages a man is designed to traverse is that of a warrior. The lights turned on full force as I read: I realized the answer to the question: "How does God raise the Warrior in a man?" Hardship. (p. 169)

Yes! This resonated so deeply within. I knew it to be true. John goes on to say, I think this is where we have most misinterpreted what God is up to in our lives. As long as we are committed to the path of least resistance, to making our life comfortable, trial and tribulation will feel unkind. But, if we are looking for a dojo in which to train as a Warrior, well then -- this is the real deal. (p. 169)

Viewing my life through this lens has completely transformed how I view what's going on as well as the world in which I live. And then Eldredge delves even deeper into this warrior arena...into an area our "modern age" has deemed irrelevant -- spiritual warfare: Your life is the training ground, and when it comes to spiritual warfare, it's all live-ammo training. Take it seriously. (p. 174)

My life experiences reveal to me that John is right on the mark. However, rather than immediately delve into the spiritual warfare thing, I think it might be helpful to get the 30,000 foot perspective. For that, check out EPIC.
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