Isaiah 42:25
Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
Adversity is unavoidable.
So, what will you be adverse to?
And what will be adverse to you?
As saints, we experience adversity from other sinners.
As sinners, we experience adversity from God's Sovereignty.
Enmity is inescapable.
So, what will you be at war with?
And what will be at war with you?
Who will be your enemies?
And who will count you one of theirs?
That is to say, one way or another, we are always at war!
Friction is a given.
So, what will you resist?
And where will the friction come from?
Galatians 5:17
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
There will always be heat. Either we will be under fire from without or fighting fires that are within. We may get burned by someone else or burned by our desires, but either way there will be fire. The flesh and the Spirit are at war. Those led by the Spirit will be at war with those led by the flesh and the parts of you still led by the flesh will be at war with the Spirit within you.
Friction is non-fiction and literal, not simply figurative. It is biographical and biological. In other words, friction is for real.
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