My greatest enemy

I have an enemy

I deal with daily

I face constantly

It seems my battle will

continue till the day I die

My enemy is not

the President

the Russians 

Chinese 

or Iran

My enemy is not

Atheists 

Muslims 

or Hindus

My enemy isn't

ISIS, Nazis, anarchists, 

liberals or conservatives

My enemy isn't

homosexuals

transgenders

or bisexuals

My enemy is much more insidious 

than any of these, 

much more deadly and dangerous

My enemy is ME

Paul the Apostle knew this same enemy 

when he wrote these words,

^" I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.  I love God’s law with all my heart.  But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.  Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?  Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin."

My enemy is ME!

But because of Jesus Christ our Lord

that enemy can face defeat daily

if only I will trust him

to live his life through me

Lord, I am the problem, not anyone else

Thank you for being the solution

Win the battle in me 

 live your life through me

Win the battle with the enemy 

that is me