Your greatest enemy

February 26, 2010 by Pastor David
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In the book of Romans, Paul let us in on who our greatest enemy is. He says “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.” He says that in his fleshly body, his mind, his will, and his emotions dwells NOTHING good.

He goes on to say that he wills or desires to do good but within himself he doesn’t know how to always do what is right. You must understand and come to terms with the fact that your carnal mind, will, and emotions are enemies of God. Your greatest enemy is you – your flesh.

If you allow your mind to think whatever it wants, it will cause storms in your life. You can rebuke satan and spirits all you want, but until you control your thoughts, the storm will continue to rage out of control. You can bind satan and evil spirits all you want, but if you make decisions and live out of your emotions, you will sink in the storm-tossed waves that you are experiencing. If you continue to live according to your will instead of fulfilling God’s will for your life, you can fast, pray, bind, rebuke, and quote scripture all you want. The wind that is causing the storm around you is your own will and until you get it under control you will never get out of this situation.

Paul is saying there is an enemy inside of me, and I say to you it is a form of self mutilation for you to try and do something about satan, evil spirits, God, or those around you until you deal with yourself first.

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