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You Can Win the Battle Within: Overcoming Ego, Fear, Secrets, and Unforgiveness (Ephesians 6:12)

  You Can Win the Battle Within (Ephesians 6:12) "For we do not fight against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places." – Ephesians 6:12 (KSB)    In Ephesians chapter 6, the Apostle Paul reveals the reality of spiritual warfare . For many, warfare is seen only as an outside attack—Satan, demons, the serpent, or the dragon. Yet, Paul reminds us that the greater battle is not simply external. Greater is God who is in you than anything outside of you.  Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. He gave us power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy. The real question is not about the enemy outside of us but the one within. The battle is not with your brother, your sister, or even your circumstances. The battle is in your heart, your mind, and your spirit. “It’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.”    Paul l...