Galatians
5:16(This I say then, walk in the spirit and ye shall not fulfill the lust of
the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit and the Spirit against
the flesh: and these are contrary the one to other: so that ye cannot do the
things that ye would).
Life is a battlefield; your flesh
and your spirit are at war with each other, they are both seeking your
attention. We are here to war against the enemy of our destiny; if you cannot
control your own flesh how would you be able to control what God wants to
entrust you with. Every child of God is redeemed to live a life of purpose. The
battle of life is between darkness and light; darkness does not like light
because light will always expose what darkness is hiding. To overcome
temptation one needs to know his or her purpose here on earth; you need a
mentality of someone who is on assignment. Having the knowledge of who you are
will help you to overcome temptation; when you know about the glory that God
has prepared for you; it will help you in resisting what the devil is offering
and focus on your journey (Hebrews 12:2). Your ability to control
your lustful desire will determine your level of achievement in life. If
topmost top is your desires you need to put on a fight of faith; your faith in
God is the power you need to win this battle over temptation. Satan knows that
your flesh is yearning for that particular thing he will now go and bring it to
you. That's why the bible says that we should put our flesh under control by
denying our flesh what it wants and feed our spirit with the things of God; Let
our spirit rule us. To overcome temptation one needs to be a man or a
woman of the spirit (Zechariah 4:6). The flesh profits nothing
which means the flesh has nothing to offer me but the spirit is given to
everyone to profit with (1 Corinthians 12:7). John 6:63(It is the spirit
that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you,
they are spirit, and they are life). The flesh is selfish, he only
thinks about himself, he wants to satisfy his desire, he wants to take care of
himself. He wants to get whatever he wants and anytime he wants it. All he wants
is for you to deny the spirit what he wants, and it is the Spirit that
quickened. Our profit lies in our relationship with our spirit man because the
spirit of God in us is what connects us with him. Satan knows what your flesh
desires most and he is ready to offer him; the flesh and Spirit are always at
war with each other; they can never be friends. They are both contending for
your attention; this is a serious problem. But since you have control over
them you can choose where to put each one at any time. They are both part of
you, which means you can control them. How? By aligning yourself with God who
is a Spirit. Flesh cannot communicate with God, it is only our spirit man that
can communicate with God and if you choose to make God your number one priority
He will give you power to have total dominion over flesh and it will never be
your concern any more. Paul said that what he did not want to do he found
himself doing because of his flesh that had dominated him. Roman
7:18(For, I know that in me dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with
me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. 1 For the good that I
would I do not: but the evil which I would not that I do). He
fought against the flesh and he overcame and received the crown of glory (2
Timothy 4:7-8). He said in fasting, he fasted often (2
Corinthians 11:27). Fasting means setting a time aside to deny flesh
what he wants and feed your spirit man. Fasting is you learning how to
ignore your flesh. When your flesh says he wants water and food, you will say
no. I choose when to give you food and water. The same way in the battle of
life you will see yourself controlling other powers. You tell your flesh you
will not collect bribes. You will not perverse judgment, and you will always
say the truth in every matter; you will not steal and you will not do evil
against your neighbors. If you can control your appetite during fasting
you will overcome temptation. As it is written every commandment of the
scripture is for our profiting. You will not fail in Jesus' name. Jesus
Christ came to teach us how to control our flesh. That's why before the tempter
appeared to him, he had already finished his war against flesh for 40days and
nights; he battled with his flesh for 40 days and nights (Matthew
4:1-11). He fed his spirit man and his spirit was the one responding to
the devil, bringing out every word that he ate during that period. Friends, I
pray for you today to receive grace to prepare your spirit man against
temptation in Jesus name. You will not be weak on the day of adversity in Jesus
name (Proverbs 24:10). To walk in the Spirit you need to be born
of the spirit; that is, you need to be born again and become a child of God. John
3:6(That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again).
Make a decision today to win this war against the enemy of your glorious
destiny by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior and be blessed.
Lord
Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me
my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan
to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and savior. Now I
know I am Born Again, Amen.
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