Gentlemen,
Not every besetting sin in your life is purely a spiritual problem.
The sin is real. Repentance is necessary. But sometimes your body is making the battle harder than it has to be.
Do you battle with anger?
It may be sin.
It may also be sleep apnea.
Do you battle with lethargy?
It may be slothfulness.
It may also be low testosterone.
Do you battle with anxiety?
It may be sinful fear.
It may also be poor sleep, a bad diet, too much caffeine or nicotine, or a nervous system that has been running on fumes for years.
The point is not to excuse sin.
The point is to stop pretending that men are disembodied souls.
You are body and soul. And sometimes the body is dragging the soul into a fight it is too exhausted to win.
Over the last eight years, I have spoken with countless men who were fighting difficult besetting sins they could not seem to overcome.
I have seen men who regularly flew into rages so intense they seemed ready to give themselves a stroke.
The issue was solved with a CPAP machine.
I have seen men who wanted to be hard workers, but could barely drag themselves out of bed.
This was solved when they found that they had low testosterone.
I have seen men with severe brain fog that made them poor fathers, husbands, and businessmen.
This was solved when they discovered that the issue was mitochondrial dysfunction, systemic inflammation, or other underlying health problems.
Many of these men were able to identify the issue with something as simple as a blood panel or a sleep study.
Many were able to improve dramatically with a CPAP, a few peptides, dietary changes, better sleep discipline, or other targeted interventions.
Again, this does not excuse sin.
It simply means that some men are trying to fight spiritual battles while their bodies are collapsing underneath them.
Repent of your sin.
But also get your bloodwork done. Fix your sleep. Clean up your diet. Take your body seriously.
You are not a ghost.
You are a man made of body and soul.
If you donโt impeach the corrupt judges, you CANNOT fix the country.
They will form a cartel (a judicial dictatorship) and block all reforms, protecting the systemic corruption that put them in their seats.
Yes of course my faith is more important to me than a godless and depraved governmental system which has long since dropped any pretenses of caring for anyone aside from their own members...
St. Michael the Archangel,ย
defend us in battle.ย
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.ย
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,ย
and do thou,ย
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,ย
by the power of God,ย
thrust into hell Satan,ย
and all the evil spirits,ย
who prowl about the worldย
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. .
O glorious prince St. Michael,ย
chief and commander of the heavenly hosts,ย
guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits,ย
servant in the house of the Divine King
and our admirable conductor,ย
you who shine with excellence
and superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil,
who turn to you with confidence
and enable us by your gracious protection
to serve God more and more faithfully every day.
Arc Raiders is interesting because it gives you a choice. I've had several raids where I team up or just let randos go about their raid, and a few where I wanted to be a little goblin and went for pvp.
Embark has figured out that agency is what drives player interest.
I loaded into the firing range in Battlefield 6, and the Battlefield 1943 theme started playing. Immediate wave of nostalgia, I spent so many hours on that game back in the ps3 days.
Good job EA, you got this part right.
#BATTLELFIELD6