It is important to use both your intuition and your understanding of the world around you to interpret what you read, rather than just following your gut feelings. Evil can be felt as a threat, but if we allow ourselves to be consumed by fear, we can end up treating physical manifestations of evil as spiritual forces. This is something that the ancient Greeks used to do. However, the Animist belief that there are spirits in physical things that can pose a threat is not something that is supported by the Bible. Rather, the Bible tells us that we are in direct conflict with evil – not in the sense that evil is the cause of all the threats to us, but because there is a war going on in this world between evil men and the righteous.The existence of malevolent spirits driving the threats we face is not difficult for us to accept. However, we find that the situations we face which are beyond our capacity to resolve are orchestrated by the god of this world, with the assistance of actual people. Our temptation is to think that salvation is a matter of speaking correctly, loving everyone, and living peacefully. However, the truth is that the apostle says we are in a conflict that is akin to being at war. The apostle himself used military analogies to explain the Christian experience.When we compare the Old Testament warrior with the New Testament saint, we see many parallels. I have spent a lot of time thinking about the Psalms, and all of the language in them is in the context of David's conflict in battle.The psalmist use of imagery to describe his emotions on the battlefield can be directly applied to our own lives. As a Christians, we have a special relationship with God that allows us to communicate with him directly. This gives us a different perspective on the world that other people may not be able to understand.This can be done by relying on divine wisdom and guidance to create a new future, rather than succumbing to our circumstances. When we find ourselves in a situation that's too much for us to handle, it's natural to doubt our ability to cope. However, if we can find a way to let go of our burdens, we may feel more in control of our lives and better able to manage different circumstances. If we want to achieve inner peace, we need to start by winning the battle in our own minds. We shouldn't waste our time and energy wrestling with other people or with the idea that they're the cause of our inner conflict. Instead, we should focus on finding inner peace.The Bible instructs us to maintain a humble attitude, which enables us to express our humility in a more authentic way that is spiritually significant. This provides us with the confidence that we will be successful, because we are not relying on our own strength but on God, who has already won the battle.When we pray with humility, we are acknowledging our understanding of the spiritual conflict and affirming our commitment to God's side. This language of a soldier is very personal. Our experience of troubles in this life is magnified in the context of war. In war, there is no doubt whose side you are on.it is essential to understand the tactics of our enemies in order to survive and thrive. Our enemies are not always easily identifiable, which is why God has given us prayers. Just as David went through the forest and described his experience of being hunted, being wounded in battle, and describing his pain, of seeing the angel of the Lord interact with the enemy and him being delivered at the last minute, we may face similar adversity in this life. However, through our faith and reliance on God, we can overcome any obstacle.This gets to our most vulnerable inward experiences. God digs down into us and listens to these Psalms of his children as they experience their own inner conflict in a transparent way. The conflict of the world is in us. We only know the conflict by our view of it.