1 Peter 5:8, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”

     Most people live a life of grand delusion. They have no idea what true reality is. To a non-Christian that may come across as arrogant or egotistical but that’s not my motive. If you believe the Bible, then you have a perspective on life that the majority does not have.

     Your typical American lifespan goes something like this: Grow up in the public school system, pick a career, go to college, get a job, get married, have 2.4 kids, buy stuff and go into debt, possibly have a mid-life crisis, attend church annually on Christmas, retire and play golf, go to a nursing home and hope for the best as your exit draws near. That’s a false reality. That’s the kind of life that produces much anxiety and fear. It is a life that never fills the internal void that can only be satisfied by God. People are left empty.

     The reality of the Christian life is completely opposite. When someone gets saved and begins to truly walk with the Lord, a whole new reality emerges. I know for me personally, this life took on a temporal but very important foundation for what will be an eternal existence. I began to understand how I am to be working for the next life, how I need to perceive people, events, and truth.

     There is an invisible realm coexisting with us everyday. That realm contains the angels of God and the demons of Satan. They are at war over the souls of man. Ephesians 6:12 says, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spritual wickedness in high places.” That is the reality of life.

     It’s no wonder that people are so scared of the events taking place in the world. The problem is, they’re not scared enough. Sure, you can be afraid of the global economy crashing and maybe losing everything. You can be afraid of global warming ending the human race as we know it. What about the next life? The reality of Hell is not a reality at all for most people. They can’t even fathom that such a place exists. The Bible says it does. Satan wants to bring as many people there as he can. He’s working hard and most people will end up there. I say most because the Bible says “few” find the way to Heaven.

     So as Christians we need to look at this life as a time of work. We only have a few years. We need to keep in mind the reality of life and make our decisions based on that. Don’t focus on your retirement days at the golf course. Don’t plan to sit on a tropical island sipping lemonade into the sunset of your life.  Pray for divine appointments. Pray for the salvation of loved ones. Be sure you know how to lead someone into the loving arms of the Lord. It would be selfish to keep your reality to yourself. Share it with someone else and change a life.