When it comes to fighting the spiritual warfare, there are many reasons why believers suffer defeat. The most common, and one that reveals we are living in the Last Days, is the tendency to exalt self above anything or anyone else. Pastor Jeff Johnson points out that though pursuing the self is given inordinate priority, it will end in living a life of spiritual defeat and discouragement. It isn’t too far from believers giving up on the Lord thinking that Christianity is of no effect. With key insights into the tactics and of our spiritual foe, here is Pastor Jeff in Ephesians for today’s encouragement in Sound Doctrine.