For two thousand years, believers have prioritized the importance of “spiritual warfare” for Christian health. Heck, I was raised Presbyterian, and even Presbyterians taught it.

The battle comprises three enemies: the World, the Flesh, and the Devil. While most teaching mentions these three enemies, the spiritual warfare enemy most frequently publicized is the Devil. (Though some churches emphasize the Flesh.)

But Scripture warns us of the perils of the World one hundred times more than the Devil or the Flesh. One Hundred Times More!

The battle against Satan is ubiquitous (even Hollywood gives it lip-service) and the nature of the Flesh is obvious (nobody committing adultery says, “Wait a minute, you’re not my spouse”). But the war of the world is insidious. Its very hiddenness enforces its potency.

Last week I was asked to preach at the Springs Church in Colorado. On any topic I wanted. And I finally decided to speak on the topic that is most deeply on my heart.

That sermon expresses the substance of the first chapter of my next book, the book titled (can you guess?), The War of the World. 

I invite you to listen to that sermon either on my podcast Beliefs of the Heart Reflections or watch it on the video player below. 

And I would really appreciate any comments, insights, corrections, and even a little (if you want) sharing of your own experiences.

Sam

You can email me at: Sam@BeliefsoftheHeart.com

Almost every person I speak with has suffered. We hear, "For to those who love God, everything works out for the good," but it doesn't work for us, or at least we have very different ideas of the "the good" is. 

What is God up to? How good really is that "good"?

A reading and commentary on this article: 

• These Inward Trials - Beliefs of the Heart
• by Sam Williamson.

And very special thanks to Keith Medley for his FANTASTIC 27 string guitar background song, Ancestors. You can find more of Keith's music at: http://www.keithmedleymusic.com/

Almost every person I speak with has suffered some sort of betrayal from parents or teachers or bosses or spouses. And it affects us on so many levels, most of which we can't see--but our friends can.

We are imprisoned.

How do we handle the evils do to us?

A reading and commentary on this article: 

• The Evil Done to Us - Beliefs of the Heart
• by Sam Williamson.

And very special thanks to Keith Medley for his FANTASTIC 27 string guitar background song, Ancestors. You can find more of Keith's music at: http://www.keithmedleymusic.com/

This podcast describes what is the single greatest lesson (and invitation) that God has been speaking to me about for the last five years.

Maybe ten.

A reading and commentary on this article: 

• https://beliefsoftheheart.com/2022/03/09/just-like-a-friend/ 
• by Sam Williamson.

And very special thanks to Keith Medley for his FANTASTIC 27 string guitar background song, Ancestors. You can find more of Keith's music at: http://www.keithmedleymusic.com/

Three years ago, I dedicated the year to meditating on thinking of Jesus as LORD. Not just savior, not just friend, not just confidante, not as rabbi. But mild Jesus, JESUS AS LORD. And these are my thoughts.

A reading and commentary on this article: 

• https://beliefsoftheheart.com/2022/02/16/controlling-the-remote/ 
• by Sam Williamson.

And very special thanks to Keith Medley for his FANTASTIC 27 string guitar background song, Ancestors. You can find more of Keith's music at: http://www.keithmedleymusic.com/

We so often work directly against God in our greatest attempts to help Him. And our efforts wreak havoc in our lives and in the lives of our families and friends. What are we to do?

A reading and commentary on this article: 

• https://beliefsoftheheart.com/2022/02/09/when-helping-god-is-lethal/
• by Sam Williamson.

And very special thanks to Keith Medley for his FANTASTIC 27 string guitar background song, Ancestors. You can find more of Keith's music at: http://www.keithmedleymusic.com/

Oh My Goodness! I've been mortified, humiliated, and embarrassed many times in my life (and some of you know those other times), but this was a double mortification: what it said TO me and what it said ABOUT me. Join me in rehashing my mortification.

A reading and commentary on this article: 

• https://beliefsoftheheart.com/2022/02/02/i-was-mortified/
• by Sam Williamson.

And very special thanks to Keith Medley for his FANTASTIC 27 string guitar background song, Ancestors. You can find more of Keith's music at: http://www.keithmedleymusic.com/

A friend's dissatisfaction with "I only have 6 million dollars to my name" led me to think more about how the world creeps into how we measure our lives.

A reading and commentary on this article: 

• https://beliefsoftheheart.com/2022/01/19/the-measure-of-our-lives/
• by Sam Williamson.

And very special thanks to Keith Medley for his FANTASTIC 27 string guitar background song, Ancestors. You can find more of Keith's music at: http://www.keithmedleymusic.com/