Thanks for sharing this wonderful message. Jesus likewise talked about the enemy within, in various terms. Tending to His drowsy teaches in Gethsemane, Jesus rebuked them to implore and gave a reason they should ask: "The spirit is eager, yet the flesh is frail" (Mark 14:38). There's no real way to overlook it—we are bound to a fleshly, selfish nature as long as we are in this natural presence. It is the enemy within that would shield us from doing what we should. Competitors in preparing know firsthand the battle against the enemy within, and numerous competitors talk about the cause all their own problems acting naturally. To be a fruitful competitor, one must overcome mental obstructions, self-question, and the straightforward want to take the easy way. Our preparation is substantially more imperative than that of Olympic competitors, even, for the stakes are significantly higher in the spiritual realm. "Everybody who contends in the games goes into strict preparing. They do it to get a crown that won't last, however we do it to get a crown that will keep going forever" (1 Corinthians 9:25). As we rehearse self-control, the fleshly hungers become weaker, and, as we sustain the spirit, the things of the Spirit within us will run the show. To effectively fight the enemy within, we should comprehend the genuine energy of Christ's demise: "'He himself bore our transgressions' in his body on the cross, so we may bite the dust to sins and live for honorableness". In view of the passing of Christ, we see ourselves as dead to sin and alive to God: "Our old self was killed with him.