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THE ENEMY IN-A-ME

Adam recognized that the part God had taken from him was the feminine
expression of his masculinity; he recognized that she was his softer side, the
side that most men are afraid to show. They believe that they can’t show
emotions, that they can’t be sensitive. They say things like; “I’m a man and

men don’t cry. I can’t let you see my vulnerabilities, my weaknesses, my
limitations, my frailties.”

She created for him a mode of expression for a part of his personality that he
was uncomfortable with. She gave him a mold of expression for the other
part of him. He said, she is me, she was created in me, she came forth out of
me, and when I look at her, I see me, my softer side. When I protect her, I’m
protecting me because she is the tender side of me.

If you want to know how to love your wife, if you want to know how she
wants to be loved, give her all the things that you need yourself. And what
makes this so good is that, the law of sowing and reaping, “Whatsoever a
man sows that shall he reap,” [Galatians 6:7] will manifest itself so big in your
relationship with your wife that, all the seeming problems that you thought
you had will disappear. Give her all of the affection, and all of the coverings,
and all of the comforts that you wish you had somebody to give to you.
Because when your give it to her, you're given it to yourself. When you
married your wife and consummated your marriage, you became one esh,
one body. Your wife is your body.

Now back to MARK 5:5 Now here is this man cutting himself in the tombs.
You do the most damage to yourself. Some of you God have blessed and he
has placed inside of you wonderful gifts and talents. You believe in other
people, but you don't believe in yourself, and because you don't believe in
what God has given you, you just cut yourself, you tear yourself down. You
should have been way further down the road for the Kingdom. You go
around looking for someone to build you up, but you better build yourself
up. You try to nd a woman that can make you feel good about yourself.
And then you get angry and frustrated if she doesn't succeed. Self-esteem
has to come from self. There has to be a nugget inside of you that says I am
somebody, I've gone through hell in high water but I'm still here. The bible
says that King David Encouraged himself in the Lord when he found himself
alone and his own men wanting to stone him. [1Samuel 30:6] Remind yourself of

Christ is the Healer
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