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THE ENEMY IN-A-ME

have all of these problems.’ The enemy gives you excuses right away so that
no matter who preaches to you, you have an excuse to keep on doing what
you’re doing. And what happens to you, you become so exceptional with
your problem that you disconnect from foundation.

Anytime you disconnect from foundation and fundamentals, you are easily

destroyed. [2 Corinthians 11:3] You can't hold on to family, or relationships, or job,
or commitment, or anything that requires discipline, you jump from church
to church, from woman to woman, from bed to bed. It's always somebody
else's fault. You're not a bad person, there is always a good reason why you
do what you do, and your excuses keep you from changing. Because when
the Word of God gets real strong, you always come up with excuses.

MARK 5:3
This man continually lived among the tombs, and no one could
subdue him anymore, not even with a chain;

One of the indications that you have been bound by the enemy is that you
become lascivious. Lascivious means unrestrained action, it means you are
out of control, no boundaries, no limitations, whatever esh wants, esh gets,
and you are acting just like you have lost your mind. No restraint. When
you're passionate, you're out of control, anybody, everybody, your girlfriend’s
sister, your brother's wife, doing anything you want to do. Don't even enjoy

doing them, just doing it. Lascivious is unrestrained action, man out of
control. Nobody can do anything with you, and you pride yourself on it. You
say things like, ‘I'm grown, I'm three times seven plus, I'll do whatever I want
to do when I want to do them.’ You are out of control.

Domestic violence is just a man out of control; it’s a man beating his own
body. Beating what he ought to be protecting. Put your excuses up. Put
your problems up. Quit blaming her. Man out of control; molesting your
daughter or your son. Your own child can't sit on your lap. Man out of control.
There are people who want to be close to you but are afraid of being
contaminated by your problem. Man out of control. can be a great
husband. You could be a great father. You could really impact your church.
You could really make a difference in your community. But man out of
control. Can God trust you? When nobody is looking, can God trust you? It's

not a matter of being tempted, because all men are tempted. And the

Christ is the Healer
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