THE BATTLE WITHIN

"for Demas, having loved [the pleasures of] this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia". 2 Timothy 4:10 AMP

The battle we fight is not against our friends, neighbors or terrorists in the world. The greatest battle we fight is "the battle within"; it is the place where the fiercest battle is fought and that place is in our minds. It could be things offending you, affecting you, needs, pressures, sin, stress, the need for a child, the need for a wife or a husband, money, feeling all alone, impurity, lustful pleasures, quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfish ambition, envy, constant struggle, unforgiveness etc. 

There are times when your spirit wants to pray but your flesh wants to watch the TV, your spirit wants to study but your flesh wants to go to sleep, your spirit wants to witness to that lost loved one but your flesh want to let someone else do it, your spirit wants to tithe but your flesh wants to spend, your spirit wants to love but your flesh wants to dislike & hate, your spirit wants to go to church but your flesh wants to stay in bed or go to work. All this are the battles of the mind; A Southern Baptist pastor so rightly stated that "The Christian life is not a playground, it is a battlefield" - It is a war. We are fighting an invisible war, with a faceless enemy.

If you are going to win this battle within, firstly know that you have the ability to win already. Use the right and proven equipment and techniques; always put on the full Armor of God daily. Know and understand each piece and how to wear them always, this gives you the upper hand constantly. You are the keeper of your mind.

Further Scripture Study: Ephesians 6:10-18 

Declare This: Dear Father, I acknowledge the battles inside me. You know my heart more than I do and as I put on Your full Armor daily, I am shielded on all sides in Jesus name Amen.