Matt 26:41
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
KJV
I am going to do my best do describe right here, right now, how I feel when I read this scripture. I am going to show you the importance of a habitual prayer and fasting life. How important it is that every day, you would pray at the least once. And every week you should have a fast day. You may disagree, that’s fine, I’m not trying to step on your toes, but I’m trying to help you.
Instead of hitting it off talking about praying and fast I’m going to hit this off talking to you about the flesh. How dangerous is our flesh, what are a few of the sins our flesh can cause us to commit? How can we overcome the pushing, pulling, and nagging at us by the temptations caused by the flesh?
1 John 2:16
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
KJV
You see that? The LUST OF THE FLESH, is not of the Father, but is of the world. You know how we refer to when we were in the world? Well, we are meaning, before God Filled us with the Holy Ghost and set us on a rock that can not be moved. Yet, some of us, and you know who you are, still have the lust of the flesh, even the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. You live them all, let me get a little more specific, it’s a problem I used to have, pornography. Yes, I said it, pornography, a filthy nasty way to be living. I’ve known many young men in the faith that love God with all their heart and would do anything in the world if they knew it would further God’s kingdom, like the scripture said, “THE SPIRIT IS WILLING, but the Flesh is weak.” Yet no matter how much they’d do for him, they still find themselves falling down to the pornography.
Maybe it’s not pornography for you, maybe it’s looking at the other young men or women in your area in a bad way, looking at them with your eyes and imagining something you aren’t meant to ever see. Either way, This is a way our flesh is dangerous, when we give in to the lust of the flesh, to please the flesh.
Eph 6:12
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
KJV
Another way that our flesh is dangerous to us is a lot of the time we don’t realize that we’re not fighting against anything of the flesh, You CAN overcome anything in this world that’s of the flesh, pornography, drugs, alcohol, Doesn’t matter, I’ve done it, so can you. But you must realize that we are fighting against Principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness in this world, and against spiritual wickedness in high places. Do you really understand what that means? It means that if you have anything that’s bothering you, it’s not a battle with your flesh; it’s a battle with Spirits. And we have the Spirit of GOD in us; we can overcome any evil spirit in this world.
What all sins can be committed when we yield to the flesh? Here are a few, fornication, adultery, which the bible says in Matthew 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
So you better watch where you let your imagination go, it’s a dangerous thing. Fornication, adultery, alcohol, drugs, hmm, I feel the need to say this, I truly believe in habitual prayer and fasting. But if you’re a young lady and you’re going without eating because you think your fat, and you’re not actually fasting, that is a sin, the same for you young ladies who cut your arms and so on, cutters. The bible says: know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? Oh I know this is reaching someone. If you cut your arms, your cutting the temple of God, if you purposely starve your body of food for the reason of you think your fat, then you’re starving the temple of God.
If you are giving in to anything of the flesh, that pulls your mind away from God, and keeps you from the Godly things, then you need to check yourself. I’ve gave you some ideas of how our flesh causes us to sin. Now I’m going to give you some ideas of how to overcome this and to fight this, spiritually speaking.
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: Jesus here was telling us, If you’ll pray, and pray, then you’ll find that you’ll be much better to overcome the temptations that will come at you, possibly stay out of them completely, if you will just habitually pray. PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY!!!!!!!! I can not express to you the importance of prayer. Now I’m going to tell you about fasting, there is nothing that can humble you more than fasting. I love food, whew I love it, and sometimes I think I’m going to die when I go one day fasting. But it is one of the most humbling experiences you will ever have.
So you see, this is why Jesus said, Watch and Pray, that ye may not enter into temptation, because He knows our spirit wants to worship and to praise him with everything we have, He knows we want to do everything for him, but He also knows the dangers the flesh can pose if we haven’t been praying and fasting like we should.
I encourage you all, Pray every single day, at least once, for an hour or more, and fast at the least once a week, twice if possible, and see what kind of changes occur in your life. See how much more a lost soul means to you when you walk by them on the street, pay attention to the fact that you’ll feel less inclined to participate in fleshly sin. Pray and Fast like you feel Jesus would want you to.
Yours in Christ,
James Mitchell
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