Something is Happening in the World, Can You Feel It Too?

As I write this, autumn winds rattle the windowpanes. October came quietly and now it's already slipping away. Shadows stretch longer across the land, and the air carries with it something ancient. Some celebrate this month with playful ghosts and plastic demons, unaware, willfully or innocently, that spiritual darkness is no costume. The unseen war is not pretend. It is present, piercing, and very real.

Why Speak of Spiritual Warfare Now?

Silence has a cost.

While we busy ourselves with schedules, plans, and news updates, the enemy did not rest. Hell does not take holidays, and the battle did not delay its coming.

Scripture does not blush to speak plainly:" We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world" (Ephesians 6:12). There is no neutral ground. Every soul, every home, and every

heart is contested territory.

October reminds us, not with superstition, but with truth, that spiritual warfare is not merely a topic for books or pulpits, but a present reality.

The Quiet Battle for the Soul

Spiritual warfare is not always the dramatic casting out of demons or the thunder of prophetic voices. More often, it is the quiet voice whispering, "Pray tomorrow, rest tonight." It is the dulling of the heart; the small compromises dressed in reason:

• "I'm tired. God understands."

• "One night without prayer will not matter."

• "The Word can wait until morning."

It is in these small surrenders that kingdoms fall.

Satan rarely storms the front gate: he often seeps through the cracks, through distraction, through bitterness, and through wounds unhealed. He is patient. He waits until the watchman grows tired, until the lamp's flame burns low.

When Tragedy Makes Us Stop and Think

Death is no longer something far away. It's here close enough to touch. A crash on the highway. A friend gone too soon. A name trending online because their life ended before it should have. And for a split second, before we scroll on, something deep inside asks: What if that were me? What happens after this life? Am I ready?

Most of us push that thought away. But one day, we won't be able to. One day, we will take our last breath, and we will stand before God.

That moment won't be about religion, labels, or how perfect we were. It will be about one thing, did we know Jesus, or did we walk away from Him?

The Bible is clear: Heaven is real and Hell is real. Hell isn't just nothingness. It isn't peaceful darkness. It is eternal separation from God and a place of real torment, real regret, real pain that never ends (Matthew 25:46, Revelation 14:11). Hell was never intended for people it was made for Satan and his demons. Not because God loves punishment but because God honors our choice. If we reject Him our whole life, He doesn't force Himself on us in the next.

Here is the part many people miss, God doesn't want anyone to go there. He doesn't throw people into Hell while He watches from a distance. He literally stepped into our world, in skin and bone as Jesus. He let Himself be beaten, mocked, nailed to a cross, so no one would have to face eternity without Him. He didn't come to shame us. He didn't come to just start a religion but to rescue us.

Heaven is a gift. Hell is a choice. And Jesus is your only hope.

I don't say this to scare you. I say this because life is short. Eternity is for real.

One day, no matter who we are, where we came from, or what we believe, our heart will beat for the last time, and we will stand before the God who made us. Not a distant God. Not an angry God. But a God who sees you, knows your story, and loves you more that you've ever been loved.

The Bible says God designed us to know Him, not just know about Him. But we have all walked away. We have all chosen our own path. That's what the Bible calls sin, not just bad choices, but separation from the One who gives life.

God could have left us there. He did not.

Jesus gave His life to make a way back to God, and He rose again to prove death didn't get the final word.

Heaven is real. Hell is real. God doesn't send people to Hell the way we think. Hell is simply life without Him.

Forever.

Choose wisely.