Blake Robert Templeton describes how an internal enemy sabotages date nights with his partner Julie by creating conflict right before they happen. He says the enemy targets moments of joy when it can't destroy everything, and that recognizing this pattern lets you stop it before it starts.
Julie and I would be at home preparing to go on a date, and she would say something that would trigger Warrior. Yeah, so imagine the enemy is literally just trying to steal your joy in that moment. Like, that's how corrupt he is. He's like, if I can't kill everything, I'll kill one thing at a time— your joy for today. I'll cause pain to the one you love, make you look like an idiot, make you feel horrible, and that's how I win today. So when we know the enemy's already gonna do that, when we already know the enemy's strategy, then we plan to defeat the strategy before it even comes.
