Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is easily my favorite game of all time, with an epic story that takes the classic “amnesiac protagonist” gaming trope and spins it into gold. (SPOILER ALERT!) When the game finally reveals that my character with memory loss wasn’t a Jedi at all, but was actually the brainwashed villainous Darth Revan that I’ve spent the entire game chasing, my mind was blown. I was LITERALLY my own worst enemy… I just didn’t know it at the time. But once I realized who I truly was, the choice was mine… would I choose to return to that dark path, or take this opportunity to tell a new story in spite of who I originally was inside?

In our real world we deal with very real spiritual enemies, but our most dangerous adversary is hidden within each of us… our own hearts. If I’m being honest, I’ve let myself down far more times than any other villain from the story of my life, and despite my very best efforts I could never subdue that darkness on my own. Even in the life of a follower of Christ, the enemy we carry within will remain present inside for the full duration of our story, but if we will intentionally choose to submit every thought to the obedience of Christ and follow His leadership daily, we can resist the pull of the dark side that once defined us, renounce our old ways, and walk confidently in the new light of our true destiny.

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, 24-25a

Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:1,8

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