Ref. DLG 17 : Lust Against The Spirit

'' For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.'' Galatians 5:17

The fleshly lust is a weapon of the enemy against the human destiny . Every human being have the tendency to succumb to the lust of the flesh . Our spirits are willing and always yielding to the will of God , but the lust of our flesh has more influence over our decisions and that means our flesh fights against our spiritual desires , just as Yeshua explained to the disciples.

'' Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.'' Matthew 26:41 We are having the spirit but the flesh  is weak , so it easily succumbs to to the lustful temptation that lures people into sinful temptation .That is the reason Yeshua said '' watch and pray '' because it is only through prayer that we can overcome the sinful temptation of the flesh .

There are two main lust of the flesh as it is explained in the scriptures '' 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. '' 1 John 2:16 The lust of the flesh is the one of sexual desires ,that are inordinate affection especially for the wrong person .Lust makes you crave for things  instead of praying for these things things .Lust of the eye is the desire for material possessions that are inordinate especially when the time is wrong . 

The lust for the flesh  or for the things makes people steal, lie, kill and do all kinds of evil things just to have them .And that after the spiritual life of the Christian . ''  From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.'' James 4:1-3

Some Christians pray lustful prayers against the will of God , there are some sinful behaviours that people do ,because of the lust  of the flesh and the lust of the eyes , can quench the fire of the spirit especially if you obey your fleshly desires .

PRAYER

Oh Lord my God help  me to overcome the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes in the name of Yeshua .