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Another Letter from the Trenches

 

 

The fog of war makes things hard to see. Sometimes I find myself doubting what is really in front of me. Are my eyes playing tricks on me? At times I see the enemy when no one is there, and at other times I think I am alone and the enemy comes out of nowhere. 

 

That is one of the enemy’s tactics. He tries to mess with our minds, using propaganda to gaslight us. He wants us to doubt why we are actually in this war. He wants us to doubt our Commander. He is constantly asking, “Did your Commander really say…?” 

 

It sounds so stupid when I write it, but in those moments I almost feel like I am going to fall for it. I must admit there are times when I start to think that maybe my Commander is holding out on us. He promised to never leave us or forsake us on this battlefield, but sometimes when the bullets are flying, I’m not sure that I see him. 

 

No. I can’t think this way. I know that is what the enemy wants. I won’t fall into his trap. This is psychological warfare, and those tricks won’t work on me. I just need to tighten my belt and get back in formation. 

 

My Commander has demonstrated that he is faithful and good. He has always been there, and when I stop and think about it, all those times when the bullets were flying, he was there. He was out in front providing us cover. 

 

I resolve this day to keep fighting for what is right, to keep doing what is right. The cause is good. The Commander is good, so I will be true to the oath I swore when I enlisted. 

 

There are others in this camp that have grown weary in this war. I further resolve to help them by letting them see me conduct myself in a way becoming of a soldier worthy to serve in this army. 

 

 

“Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness”

Ephesians 6:14

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