WHY YOU YOU MUST CONTEND AGAINST YOUR INTERNAL ENEMY

𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗬

𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗶 - Feb 02, 2026

WHY YOU SHOULD RISE AGAINST YOUR INTERNAL ENEMY

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But in every part of me I discover something fighting against my mind, and it makes me a prisoner of sin that controls everything I do.

(Romans 7:23 Contemporary English version)

It is important to understand that a man’s level of success can never exceed the internal battles he has failed to conquer. Whatever remains unchecked within him will ultimately place a limitation on how far he can rise.

In essence, the extent to which a person gains victory over the internal forces opposing him is what determines the height he can attain in life. True progress is regulated by inward triumph before outward advancement.

Certain negative habits and weaknesses we think do not matter are the enemies that have made us prisoners, thus restricting us from accessing our next phase,

Sad enough, this enemy is working against us from within.

In our bible text, Paul said,

...I discover something fighting against my mind, and it makes me a prisoner of sin that controls everything I do.

The truth is when an enemy is attacking from outside, it is easier to raise a defense, but how defenseless a man becomes if he is attacked and opposed by these internal forces.

It is my finding that prayerlessness is not a mere weakness. It is a means through which the devil contests our destiny, family, and well-being.

You must act now because the habits you are pampering as weaknesses that you can do nothing about are the devil's strongest evidence against you before the courts of heaven.

Scripture said,

Your wrongdoing has turned these away. And your sins have kept good away from you. (Jeremiah 5:25 NASV).

In essence, those wrongdoings might be the things opposing and resisting certain things from coming your way.

It is on this knowledge that the Psalmist cried to God,

...cleanse thou me from secret faults. ( Psalms 19:12).

Friends, I want you to picture and understand the damage this internal enemy has caused you so you can be intentional in calling for divine help to enable you to pull through.

On this note, I invite you to stay reconciled with Jesus, as you make Him your personal Lord and Savior.

Say after me,

Lord Jesus, I accept you as my personal Lord and Savior.

Please forgive my sins and write my name in the Lamb's Book of Life.

Thank you for saving me.

𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥

I pray for you, may help come for you to triumph over the activities of these enemies within that have been wagging war against your soul.

In the name of Jesus.

Words to ponder; An undealt weakness is the only legal permission the enemy needs to bring you down.