The Letter to Wormwood

A piece from the Devil himself; The Letter to Wormwood are definitely something that will get you thinking. That is exactly what Lewis intended. The Letter to Wormwood describes all the ways that the Devil tries to twist and distort God's pieces of work so that we may fall into his traps.

He writes to Wormwood that the easiest way to get them to Hell is on a gradual slope. If he keeps them doing little things that add up he can get them down the road to Hell without them even knowing. I think this is a great point that Lewis makes. You don't realize it sometimes, but you think you can get away with one little sin and then another. Sooner or later they add up and your on a slippery slope. He uses all kinds of ways to lure us into his jaws, and he won't ever stop trying. We have to have the right tools to combat him.

He talks about how being a Christian can become habitual. Go to church every Sunday, pray every night and meal. We can get into a pattern and then it becomes thoughtless. If our hearts aren't into it we are getting nothing out of it. The Devil enjoys when we forget about why we are doing the things we do, and just do them from habit. I think that this is a big problem today. People go to church and think they are done for the week. They justify themselves by saying they are 'Good people' and that they went to church so they are good Christians. You have to do everything in God wholeheartedly. He also talks about keeping us busy doing trivial things to distract us from what we are not doing. I know that this is also a big problem today because people are so easily distracted. What we need to do is keep on a gradual upward slope, and although we may slip and fall sometimes.. as long as we get back up and keep moving upward we will one day get to heaven.