How You Lose the Spiritual Battle

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” – Ephesians 6:12 Let me share a story about a young man who worked at a mechanic’s shop. He was considered the shop’s best employee and had an excellent relationship with his boss. Eventually, he decided to move on, and when it came time for his last paycheck, his boss paid him in a wheelbarrow full of oil-soaked pennies. Imagine that, after years of hard work, you receive your final wages in such a demeaning way. Clearly, this boss was losing an internal, spiritual battle. What’s really going on? The boss didn’t want to lose a friend or his best worker, and responded with this strange act of spite.  This is a perfect example of how