The battle for America’s soul isn’t fought on grand stages alone. It is also fought in the quiet corners of our character. Here are a few nuggets of wisdom to steady the heart and sharpen the spirit as we navigate these crazy and chaotic times.
1. Remember: Darkness is loud, but Light is stronger.
The enemy shouts. God whispers. Listen for the whisper.
2. You don’t win a spiritual battle with worldly weapons.
Prayer outperforms panic every time.
Humility outshines hostility.
Love outlasts outrage.
3. What shapes you in secret shows up in public.
Guard your inner life with the same intensity the culture guards its opinions.
4. Hope is not naïve—it’s defiant.
Hope stands up to fear and says, “You don’t get the final word.”
5. Don’t let culture tell you who your enemy is.
People aren’t the problem. Sin is.
People aren’t the war. They’re the mission.
6. Slow down your soul.
Noise forms us.
Silence transforms us.
7. Outrage burns hot and fast.
Wisdom burns slow and steady.
8. The Kingdom is never in crisis.
Heaven is not pacing the floor.
Neither should you.
9. You can’t heal a nation you secretly despise.
Intercessors stand in the gap not above it.
10. Be the person who diffuses darkness, not multiplies it.
Every conversation is a chance to choose salt and light over fueling the flames of discord and darkness.
11. When in doubt, return to the manger.
God’s answer to a world in chaos was not a warrior…
but a Child.
Gentleness still wins.
12. Your life is a lighthouse.
Shine where you stand.
Someone is navigating by your glow.
Until my next post…
Be salty, stay lit.
Rainer Bantau —The Devotional Guy™
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Nicola! What a fascinating peek behind the curtain! Thanks for sharing this insightful anecdote in response to my post. You illustrate the point of #9 wonderfully. I’m grateful you stopped by and shared your thoughts. Blessings 🙏
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These are good points Rainer to think on. No 9 reminded me of a conversation with a friend at our prayer group just on Monday. She was telling us how many years ago she and a group went on a prayer mission to France. She discovered that not just her but most of them didn’t actually like the French. God revealed their hearts. They had to repent and get their hearts right before God they could go and pray for that nation. I hear a lot of rhetoric now about nations and not just in secular news but in Christian circles. God calls us to pray for the nations so your point is one to consider carefully and ask God to reveal our hearts.
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Thank you, Rosie. 🙏
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Such good words of wisdom and perspective. Number 1 I think is my favorite. It’s why folks sometimes go quiet, they are listening for the whisper. ~ Rosie
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