Worldview is a thought system that we have developed for explaining the world around us and explaining our experiences in it. We can possibly believe in spiritual warfare theologically, but that doesn’t necessarily require us to implement it practically. We develop a set of categories where we place the data or information of experiences to give them meaning. If a person’s worldview is wrong or incorrect, then their understanding is incorrect also. The system of worldview is foundation to interpreting the data we experience in life. So if we interpret incorrectly this data then our worldview is also going to be incorrect. In other words, if we do not believe in God, the Bible, Jesus Christ, Satan and demons then the data we receive will not be relevant and pertinent to us and will be misinterpreted. We believe according to our worldview. Our worldview is not what we verbalize but what we live and believe in our hearts.

My worldview has been enlightened spiritually from just having a worldview to now having a biblical worldview. I see ministry not so much as a calling per se, but as a divine appointment and a special privilege. What at one time I thought wrong I now see as biblically correct. I speak of such things as spiritual warfare, mentoring, counseling, conflict management and many other areas. I view our world now not as a place we live, but as a place God has put me to minister. Everything I do, every ministry function I perform, every person I talk to, I see as an opportunity from God.

I have been able to study over the past years what other worldviews hold, such as an animistic worldview. An animistic worldview believes that everything in the world, whether it is animal, vegetable, or mineral shares the same kind of spiritual power. This power is neither good or bad, it is simply neutral. Animism also believes in spirit beings that are involved in all aspects of life on the earth. They are associated with objects and people both alive and dead. These spirits may be either good or evil. Through this view individuals cannot conceive of a purely scientific view of the world. They believe that the physical and spiritual are so intertwined that they become inseparable.

For a follower of Christ it is imperative that we have a correct biblical worldview. It is of utmost importance that children and teenagers be taught what is a worldview and how a biblical worldview will give them strength to overcome many stumbling blocks in our life. Many adults and teenagers their worldview is Christian because they believe in God and set Him up as creator. Therefore they are Christian. They assume God is in heaven on His throne and scientific laws, which have no spiritual components whatsoever, are running the world. I believe America is becoming a God-less nation as each year passes and I credit that to Christians of the past as well as today for not having a biblical worldview.