Why We Lose in Spiritual Combat

Everyone wants to go to war against the Devil. But no one is battling his ally

“He who doesn’t know how to conquer himself is the greatest enemy to himself. For in this victory consists the perfection of the soul, and without it all other victories are vain.”
— Lorenzo Scupoli

Spiritual combat isn’t mainly about fighting demons. It’s about fighting the part of us that keeps siding with them.

The most dangerous enemy isn’t outside of…