BATTLE The Christian life is full of apparent contradictions. We are told that the way to rest in God is to be totally submitted to His will (Rom. 12:1–2). Yet the believer who does so immediately discovers that he is at war. From within, from without, and from above he is harassed, resisted, afflicted, tormented, tripped up, sabotaged, and too often, defeated. When this happens over a long period of time, even though we are told not to grow “weary in well doing” (Gal. 6:9 NKJV), we do grow weary.