Dear Beloved Friend:
I write these little letters to give you advice that will keep you in the right relationship with God. A right relationship with God is more important than anything else you might enjoy in this world, but without proper attention, it can be elusive for many of your days. I want to help spare you any separation from God. My friend, there is an ongoing war between good and evil that will endure for a time, and your very soul is the object of this conflict. This war is not always obvious; it is often played out in subtle maneuvers on the battlefields of your heart and mind. The enemy utilizes so many distractions and falsehoods in this war that it would be easy for you to become preoccupied with pondering immediate and empirical things rather than things unseen and of a time beyond the here and now. I want your life to be of the utmost purpose, meaning, and peace that will last forever, so I want to teach you these few important lessons while I can about how to guard yourself against defeat by the attacks of this enemy.
My letters are more about what you should do and how to be in this world during this war than they are explanations for the inevitable Why questions that will arise during your daily struggles. It is perfectly fine to ask why questions; I have so many times myself, and truthfully, I often still do. But I think it better for you to begin acting like a Christian as soon as you can rather than wait until you are intellectually satisfied with theological answers to your questions. I think this because I believe God smiles on your good conduct even if you may not know the doctrine supporting your actions. As God smiles on you, you will enjoy his blessings, and those blessings will urge you to continue your good deeds, which, in turn, helps to open your heart and mind to explanations that might otherwise escape your understanding. This is your strategy for prevailing triumphant in this war, to discern and obey the will of God.
You may think my letters are repetitious, but the truth deserves repeating, and often. Practice makes perfect. All these lessons may not be believable and relatable to you just yet. Still, I promise, if you heed my advice and return to these letters often, your heart and mind will slowly be opened to an incomprehensible wonder you cannot ignore. This is my hope for you, that you will know the Lord as I do, for that would mean we will one day be together in fellowship in Heaven into eternity. Oh, what a victorious blessing that will be! I thank God for you and pray that he and my letters will comfort you throughout your life. May it be so!
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