Of all of Sonic’s many opponents, Metal Sonic has consistently proven to be one of his most dangerous adversaries… and what makes this robotic replica so difficult to defeat is that it was engineered to mimic Sonic’s strengths and take away his advantages in battle. Going toe-to-toe without help against his evil doppelgänger rarely works out in Sonic’s favor, because Metal Sonic knows his weaknesses and how to exploit them all too well. But Metal Sonic is still a victim of its own flawed programming, and that is the key to defeating it. Overcoming the mirror version of himself in his own power is a fool’s errand… it’s only when Sonic deploys strategies that don’t rely on his strength alone that victory is found.

Our greatest opponent isn’t the adversaries that we face on the outside, but the enemy that lives within each of us… it’s our inner programming that compels us to lie, cheat, steal and pursue all manner of other selfish, fleshly desires that only serve to please ourselves. The dark enemy we see in the mirror each day is formidable, but the temptations we fight in life weren’t designed for us to defeat by ourselves. Victory is only obtained by submitting every word, choice, and action to Christ for approval before we make a move. The real battlefield is in our minds… so let’s surrender every thought to the Lord today.

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! Romans 7:18-19, 25

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