What Can Men Do Against Such Reckless Hate?

Yesterday, I had a moment of despair. I said to my wife, "What's the point of any of this. Evil is on the move. The Enemy has the high ground. What can we do?"

An interesting fact is that this message will resonate with people of all political stances at this moment, no? We'll discuss who the real Enemy is in a moment, because it may not be who you think.

She did what she is very good at. She brought me back to focus.

She reminded me that the world is not my responsibility.

Only my world is my responsibility.

My community, my friends, my people.

Darkness cannot be fought, but light can be shined, even a small candle eradicates the darkness.

I find myself reminded of the scene in the Two Towers, the second movie in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, in which the good people of Rohan have fled to Helms Deep, and the endless sea of evil Uruk Hai are breaking through the gates.

In his despair, feeling that nothing can possibly stand against such evil, King Theoden says, "What can men do against such reckless hate?"

Have you felt this way?

Have you looked at the news or your social media and asked a question like this?

Have you wondered what evil has come over our land, and despaired?

But Aragorn had an answer.

"Ride out with me."

Who Is "The Enemy"

Perhaps, as I talk about forces of evil, you are thinking of particular people, or particular groups of people.

☠️ But who is The Enemy?

The Enemy is not The Right or The Left.

The Enemy is not Republicans or Democrats.

The Enemy is certainly not your friend who disagrees with you.

The Enemy is the one who wants you to believe that those people are the enemy.

The Enemy is anyone who would seek to divide you from other people.

The Enemy is whoever would turn us against each other.

🔥 Fire Cannot Fight Fire 🌊

When you fight fire with fire, you get more fire.

When you fight hate with hate, you get more hate.

When you fight anger with anger, you get more anger.

But you can light the darkness with even a single candle.

Darkness cannot defeat light, which is why darkness will try to extinguish your flame.

They will try to extinguish your love.

They will try to extinguish your hope.

They will try to extinguish your joy.

⚔️ Ride Out With Me

As my business took shape over the years, it became clear that it was not a regular business. I am not here merely to make a paycheck. I could do that far more effectively in other ways.

I am called to create a community of people who would shine light in the darkness. This is why I call it The Entrepreneur Village.

Our businesses, social media channels, email lists, networks, and all the other accoutrements of business are but tools for us to carry the light into the darkness in our world.

This is why I do not focus on how much money we can make or how much cash we can stack, instead focusing on how much we can serve, how much we can light the darkness, and let God worry about how it will provide for us.

God has placed us where he needs us to be, in the dark places where the light must be shined.

Will you ride out with me?

Will you join me in shining the light into the dark places?

Will we stand together against The Enemy who would divide us, fighting not with hate, but with love?

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