How To Tame The Flesh

And he cometh unto the disciples and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak (Matthew 26:40-41).

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Many have narrated experience of how they tried to pray but felt so weak, they couldn’t even utter any words. As a matter of fact, I have been through this before. Some have also described how they had some terrible attacks while sleeping. They felt some evil force pressing them down and choking them, and they tried to shout “Jesus!” but couldn’t move their mouths. The human spirit during sleep recognized what was going on, but was helpless to get the body to cooperate. So even though their spirit was awake and knew what to say, the spirit couldn’t act because the flesh had the mastery.

This is why you must learn to tame your flesh and its senses by engaging in spiritual exercises. 1 Timothy 4:8 says, “For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.” You must strengthen and position your sprit to have the mastery over your flesh.

There are spiritual exercises you can engage in as a Christian that’ll help train your spirit and tame your flesh. One of them is memorizing scriptures. Even though the scriptures are meant to be stored in your heart, it’s very important that you train your mind to keep and recall the words of the Bible. Another form of exercise is fasting and praying. When you fast and pray, you learn to put your body under. Your body may revolt at first, food may even become more attractive to behold but don’t give in to it.

Conclusion

Remember, every time you yield to the cravings of your flesh, you’ve lost another opportunity to bring it under subjection to your spirit. So whenever you have an opportunity for spiritual exercise, do it quickly and gladly. That way, you’re taming the flesh and its senses and bringing it under subjection to your spirit. As your spirit gains the mastery over your flesh you become unstoppable.

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