Get Your Flesh Under Control

“And those who belong to Christ Jesus (the Messiah) have crucified the flesh (the godless human nature) with its passions and appetites and desires.” Those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God. If we’re being led by our new recreated human spirits, then we will not fulfill the desires of the flesh, your body. The body has not been saved from corruption like our spirits (the control center of our make-up) has. Even our minds must be renewed by the word of God. But our bodies still have the sin nature in it, because it hasn’t been changed from the new birth experience. So if we truly belong to Christ Jesus, we have nailed the passions and desires of the sinful nature to the cross. The human body has been created to only function on planet earth, whereas our human spirit is eternal and won’t ever die. Whether your spirit goes up to heaven to be with God after death, or it is sent to hell for judgment, the real you will endure. Once we’ve gotten a handle on our flesh, the appetites of the body, then we can be led, directed by our spirits, (which is where God speaks to us), and become free from the dictates of our inordinate desires. The work is real to keep our flesh under control, but the Lord helps us if we ask Him to. He only needs our willingness to step in and help us do the work with His guidance. Get your flesh under control, you can do it.