When we set our minds on things of the flesh – those sinful perspectives, ideas, and habits in our life – we are decreeing death to the things of God. That what makes such wants tough to resist is that they are natural and involve common worldly desires like cash, sex, prominence, and power. But Scripture claims the natural man does not receive the things of God.
( one Corinthians 2:14 ) simply because something is natural or “only human” does not mean it is right. Notice that there’s little wrong with eating, but the Bible considers greed sinful. ( Proverbs 23:20-21 ) neither is there anything unethical about sex when it is practiced in the boundaries God gave us. So long as appetites and wishes are subdued and brought under the subjection of the Holy Spirit, our fellowship with God can continue harmoniously.When yearnings are unrestrained our closeness and communication with the Lord is impeded. To give control of our life over to the Holy Spirit, we’ve got to be convinced that we won’t live justly in our own strength.

Many of us already know we are striving to live in a God-pleasing demeanour ; to fix the situation, we must surrender our complete being to Him – mind, will, emotion, and conscience. Ask Him to bare areas of weakness, and then give each frailty to the Lord as it comes to light. This is something that must be done not once, but each day.Each morning when you wake up, it’s sensible to hope, “Father, today I am completely Yours.
I cannot live the Christian life, but You can live thru me.”.