We Didn’t Lose The Battle, We Let It In
Why spiritual warfare today looks like exhaustion, distraction, and the loss of discernment
An entire city fell because of the love, and obsession; of one man for one woman.
In Homer’s telling of the fall of Troy, the war is fought over Helen. Every battle is always fought over something. In Troy’s case, it wasn’t ultimately brute strength that brought the city down, but deception that was made possible because obsession.
The Trojan Horse wasn’t a military failure.
It was a failure of discernment.
The Trojans, and King Priam interpreted the horse as a sign of divine favor.
In reality, it was a beautifully packaged act of vanity, designed to deceive from the inside out.
Troy didn’t fall because of what attacked it from the outside, but because of what it willingly welcomed in.
Troy fell because of what it let inside.
There is nothing new under the sun.
Today, spiritual warfare rarely looks like open confrontation. It looks like deception. It looks like the slow sleight of hand that convinces us we’re experiencing “divine favor,” while quietly forming habits, loves, and allegiances that hollow us out from within.
This is why I wrote The Unseen Battle.
I didn’t write this book to make people afraid.
I wrote it because so many Christians are exhausted—and don’t know why.
“Exhaustion doesn’t have to lead to failure, but it is a condition that can lead to spiritual vulnerability.”
We are overstimulated, under-attentive, and constantly being formed by forces we rarely name, let alone confront.
The Unseen Battle exists to recover biblical confidence through clarity:
– See the world the way Scripture does
– Understand the impact of influence and formation as a form of warfare
– Learn to train our attention toward Scripture, doctrine, and the people of God as acts of faithfulness
This book isn’t about chasing darkness.
It’s about learning how to live with spiritual discernment.
The Unseen Battle is now available.
If you’ve felt the tension.
If you’ve sensed that something was off but couldn’t name it.
I wrote this book for you.
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“Dr. Joel Muddamalle has a remarkable way of bringing theology to life in a way that is both faithful to the text and incredibly practical. With scholarly precision and livable truth, he shows us that where the enemy offers counterfeit, Jesus offers clarity. In a culture looking to vibes and spiritual fads, this book is sure to point you to the unchanging truth of Scripture.” -- Levi Lusko, author of Blessed Are The Spiraling