The Enemy Within by Kris Lundgaard

I LOVE illustrations. The Lord seems to bring the pictures to my mind almost daily for which I am thankful.

Illustration #1 "John Henry was a man [who] outdug the steam drill [by hand] through the mountain, fifteen to nine." "We stand before the flesh like John Henry before the virgin mountain. We have a Himalayan job before us, and our lives are on the line." Romans 8:13

Illustration #2 "Suppose your Biology 101 professor handed you a live wolverine and asked you to dissect it." "Your flesh won't sit still for prayer and meditation any more than a wolverine would submit to your surgery."

What does this mean? Flesh, this means war! And, as Lundgaard admonishes, "If you snooze, you lose."

To help in the spirtual battle, I like to remember a quote that I read on a friend's friend's friend's blog (I love blogs and friends :). Anyway this quote says, "I am a creature of Heaven." Wow, to think of the grace of our saviour, to make me "a creature of heaven." C. W. Smith . . . And this is where I should spend my time and thoughts. . .

Isaiah 30:22 is good, too.