Whether you want to be in a spiritual war or not doesn’t matter; you are in it. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News. God uses bad things in God’s people to bring good things.  He begins with: Endurance: “Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Dedicate Yourself: Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life. Aim to Please God: Don’t do these things…for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.