Tag: Bible verses about battling our flesh

Bible Verse of The Day – 3-25-24

Galatians 5:16-17 (NKJV) 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.

As followers of Christ, we should desire to live our lives in a way that is pleasing to God.

Our flesh has a way of trying to steer us in the wrong direction.

It will continually attempt to drive us back toward things that Christ has set us free from.

The Holy Spirit, on the other hand, will continually lead us to God, the giver of true freedom.

If someone is wrestling with addictions, the flesh will crave the thing we are addicted to. It will lead us into situations where we will be tempted, making it harder for us to break free from that addiction.

If we struggle with lust, the flesh will urge us to do things that satisfy our craving for anything sexual.

If we wrestle with lying, our flesh will prompt us to lie.

The enemy constantly attacks us, and our flesh seems to enjoy going along for the ride, rushing headlong toward destruction.

Rehabs and various programs can help to some extent. They can point us in the right direction.

But they can never truly set us free.

Conversely, The Holy Spirit breaks the chains of sin, setting us free permanently.

Yes, we must continue to choose what is right. And the enemy will still taunt us and attempt to lure us back in.

But if the Son sets us free, we are free indeed. Sin no longer has power over our flesh.

As we allow God to touch our hearts and renew our minds, the desire to chase after the things that destroy us will fade into the distance. And the grip that specific sins once had will be torn down, gone forever.

John 8:36 (NKJV) 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Let us fully surrender to the Holy Spirit, that He may make us free indeed.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 11-26-22

Romans 8:8 (NKJV) 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.

Many times, living the life of a believer, we need to tell our flesh, “No”!

The flesh will often make us think everything is wrong, nothing is going right.

We have to remind it of the good things. The things that we have been blessed with! The things which we have, but for some reason we have overlooked, moving on to the one thing we may think we are missing out on.

It can drive us to the point where we feel depressed and without.

The flesh will quickly forget the things that God has blessed us with. It likes to immediately move on to the next thing.

It doesn’t like to stay in one place for too long. As soon as it gets what it wants in one area of our life, it will move on to the next desire it craves.

It wants at all times, moving from one agenda to the next to be fed constantly.

The flesh can be very needy, demanding and selfish. It wants what it wants always. And it wants it NOW!

How do we fix it? How do we slow it down? How do we keep it in its place?

We tell it, “no”, by making it submit to the word of God and what He says.

WE stop it from crying and looking at the things it doesn’t have, and we open its eyes, teaching it to be content with what it does have.

We have to be firm with our flesh and not let it get the best of us. The flesh should never drive us. We need to stay in control of it.

If we are feeling this depression set in at times, we need to shut that flesh down and let the Spirit of God take over.

We cannot please Him when we let the flesh drive us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-27-16

Matthew 22:37 (NKJV) 37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

Even though we may love God with all of our heart, and say we want to do what He wants us to do (and really mean it), we still have that nasty flesh to deal with. It plays with our thoughts, and our emotions and it can cause a war within our own mind at times.

It takes time and persistence to tame that flesh and cause it to be in alignment with God and His plan.

We have moments when we are all for His plan and then there are moments when we just want to throw in the towel and say we have no more energy or strength left. This is normal.

But the bottom line is, we don’t. We don’t walk away. We don’t throw in the towel and we don’t give in to the flesh.

Why? Because we love Him too much and we truly want what He wants.

So keep up the good work. Don’t give up.

Let God’s Spirit dominate!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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