Some nights, I'm up quietly thinking about who is who in my life. I'm thinking of ways to be a better man in the eyes of God. I'm thinking of how I can be a better father to my children and a better son to my parents or a better friend to my brothers whether bound by blood or sweat. I ask God to search my heart and tell my what I need to work on to be a better servant for His kingdom. Then my mortal enemy appears. Remembering that I am adorned with the full armor. (Ephesians 6) I listen to the plea of the enemy. " You're too fat. You're too short. You didn't finish that project you started. You've ruined you last chance for love. " Once I have heard enough, I unsheathe my sword.

  " At the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." (My personal battle Scripture) My mortal enemies flee in all directions. I begin to praise God for what and who I have opposed to what's missing in my life.

 ‭‭Psalms 17:8-9 MSG‬‬ [8-9] Keep your eye on me; hide me under your cool wing feathers From the wicked who are out to get me, from mortal enemies closing in. [8] Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings [9] from the wicked who are out to destroy me, from my mortal enemies who surround me. [10] They close up their callous hearts, and their mouths speak with arrogance. [11] They have tracked me down, they now surround me, with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground. https://bible.com/bible/97/psa.17.8-9.MSG

When I wake up, I realize that my mortal enemy was defeated again. I then give God the first fruit of my day reciting, " This is a day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it." I then look in the mirror and see the image of the most high God. The God of Jacob, David, Moses and Elijah.