No More Gray: The enemy is real and the battle is now

You can’t straddle the fence between faith and the world. It’s time to choose.

Jul 07, 2025

“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8

I used to think the enemy wasn’t all that worried about me.
I wasn’t leading a church. I wasn’t standing behind a pulpit. I wasn’t writing bestselling devotionals or speaking to stadiums full of people. I was just a woman trying to stay faithful - trying to walk with God while raising a family, starting over, caregiving, healing, and holding it all together on the outside.

But the enemy doesn’t go after you because you’re famous.

He comes after you because you’re chosen.

He goes after the ones who said yes to Jesus. The ones who are dangerous in the dark simply because their light refuses to go out.

I didn’t realize it at first. But now I do.
I’m a threat.

And so are you…

You may think the devil isn’t worried about you. That you’re just one person. Not famous. Not flashy. Not important enough to be on his radar.

But if you’ve said yes to Jesus, if you’ve surrendered your life and started walking in your purpose, then you’ve become a direct threat to the kingdom of darkness.

And whether you see it or not, you are in a battle.

The enemy is real. The war is personal.
And the time for pretending it’s not happening... is over.

The lie you’ve been sold

We love quoting 1 Peter 5:8 but we rarely sit in the next verse:

“Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.” 1 Peter 5:9

This verse isn't just poetry. It's a warning. It’s not a metaphor. It’s a spiritual reality.
And if you belong to Jesus, you are in a battle.

The enemy isn’t annoyed by your life - he’s threatened by it.
Not because of who you are by yourself, but because of who you are in Christ.

He’s coming for your mind, your identity, your peace, your calling. And if he can’t stop God’s plan, he’ll try to stop your belief in it.

Because once you belong to Christ - once you've crossed over into His Kingdom - you become a target.

You ask, "Who am I that the enemy would notice me?"
But that's exactly the lie he wants you to believe.

He wants you to forget that your obedience shakes the gates of hell.
That your prayers tear down strongholds.
That your surrender draws others to the light.

If he can’t stop God’s plan, he’ll try to stop you.

Spiritual Warfare doesn’t always look like war

The enemy doesn’t need fire and brimstone to take you out.
He just needs your attention. Your exhaustion. Your compromise.

Look at your life:
Are you constantly overwhelmed? Distracted? Spiritually numb?

That’s not random.

That’s war.

We’re not always losing families or fortunes like Job - but we are losing our minds, our peace, our discernment.

We’re being bombarded with content, opinions, false doctrines, and pretty lies wrapped in Christian language. And we’re swallowing it whole because it sounds right.

But even Scripture out of context is still deception. And we don’t fact-check because we don’t feel the urgency.

We’re being devoured - and we don’t even see it.

The Danger of the Gray Zone

The most dangerous place you can be isn’t deep in sin - it’s stuck in the gray.

You’re not running with the enemy, but you’re not walking boldly with God either.
You’re just… floating. Compromising. Straddling the fence.

We live in a culture that celebrates “your truth,” but Scripture tells us there’s only one Truth.

You can’t keep one foot in the world and one foot in the Word. That fence? The enemy owns it.

And indecision is how the enemy wins.

One of the enemy’s most effective tactics?
Convincing believers that they don’t need to pick a side.

That they can float in the middle - scrolling, consuming, compromising, “just surviving.”

But the middle is the most dangerous place of all.
The “gray” looks harmless. But it’s deadly.

“Because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:16

You cannot straddle the fence forever. The fence belongs to the enemy.

You’re either for Christ or you’re for the world. You’re either choosing to pursue holiness or surrendering to culture. There is no neutral. There is no “I don’t know.” Even inaction is a choice.

The Call to Choose

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.” Matthew 7:13

Every day, you're making a choice.

Not just with your lips, but with your life.

Will you live surrendered to Christ? Or will you continue to blend in with a world that’s dying in plain sight?

Will you pick up your cross or pick up your phone and scroll away your purpose?

Will you renew your mind or let the lies keep poisoning your peace?

This isn’t about legalism. It’s about Lordship.

It’s not about perfection. It’s about pursuit.

My Testimony, My Choice

I know what it feels like to live in the gray.
To love God but feel distant.
To serve people but feel invisible.
To smile in public and wrestle in private.

But I also know what it feels like to wake up.
To call it what it is.
To recognize the war and choose a side.

So let me be clear today:

I choose Jesus.

Not because I have it all figured out. Not because I’m perfect or strong or never waver.
But because I’ve tasted the fog of spiritual compromise - and I refuse to go back.

I choose to stand…even when it’s hard.
I choose to resist…even when it’s quiet.
I choose to obey…even when it costs me something.

Because I’ve already been rescued.
The victory is already mine.

What Will You Choose?

The enemy is real. The battle is real.
But so is the Savior. So is the grace. So is the victory. So is the promise. So is the power of the Holy Spirit living in you.

“The God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ… will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” 1 Peter 5:10

Jesus has already won. But you still have to fight.
Not in your strength, but in surrender.

Not to earn salvation - but to live like it matters.

So today, I leave you with one question:

Are you going to keep living in the gray?
Or are you ready to choose - once and for all - who you serve?

This isn’t a scare tactic.
This is a wake-up call - for me, and maybe for you too.

You don’t have to earn God’s love.
But you do have to decide whether or not you’ll live like you’ve received it.

You cannot live in the gray.
You’re either with God or with the world.
And the enemy is counting on you to stay neutral.

But the Kingdom is calling you deeper.

The battle is now. The choice is yours. Will you get down off the fence? Who will you choose?

Got questions, let’s talk.