I once saw a painting in a Romanian church that depicted a stairway to heaven with pilgrims climbing upward. Below them, devils clawed at their feet, and above them, angels urged them onward. It was an honest reminder of something our sanitised, comfortable Christianity often forgets: the Christian life is not a leisure walk. It is a battle. Grounded in Ephesians 6:12, this daily devotional reminds us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood. The real enemy is not the difficult person at work, the politician you disagree with, or the culture around us. There is a spiritual reality behind the scenes, and the Christian who is unaware is the most vulnerable. Discover how to guard against gradual compromise, take up your spiritual weapons, and stand confident in the decisive victory of Christ."