The Christian life is not a life of ease and comfort. We are called by God to "fight the good fight" as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. In order to effectively fulfill our mission, we must meet four qualifications of a good soldier; 1) We must recognize the spiritual warfare we are in; 2) We must be ready to endure suffering, since that is part of the battle; 3) We must not be entangled with the things of this world that would distract us from our mission; and 4) We must demonstrate absolute loyalty to our Heavenly Commander through obedience.