The Present Flesh....deno......please share freely.

    If we think that our present flesh and it's natural center core with all it's vile affections as Paul taught us, will of itself  submit to the will and ways of the Lord, then we are highly misinformed. Our spirits present cloak or covering known as the present flesh and it's carnal way of thinking is sinful and very vile in nature and that is why it is filled with all kinds of unruly and wild passions.  It's a big part of our problems in this life. It has it's own will. It's own independent desires which none are HOLY. It has no natural desire to live by faith, to be holy, to live holy, to fast and pray, or to naturally say no to temptations. If allowed it will dive into every sinful pleasure imaginable. It is by it that if allowed and goes untamed or uncontrolled, a person, a people, or a generation GOES WILD. (Hello).
     For this reason and explained truth, as we grow in Christ, we, just like the Apostle Paul must learn to say no to the present flesh with it's corrupt affections and lust if we really want to increase in obeying and pleasing the Lord. No way around this.
      Now knowing this, we need not to be weighed down with false guilt and feelings of shame when we as Christians notice that we still have sin cravings now and then, If you did not have these sinful cravings now and then, then you would not be normal, or you have given up the ghost and gone to glory already. Like the question I asked a local pasture in years gone by at our restaurant. I said, Pastor Wallace is there ever a time in ones Christians growth where sin and the flesh is less a problem? He answered. Deno until the day we die, even in old age, we have to by decision say no to the flesh and to sin." Now he was wise. He was also around 80 years.....

Some supporting scriptures for this light.

Galations 5:13-26. The flesh vs The spirit. THE BIG DIFFERENCE.
Romans 7:14-25. Paul said, in me, speaking of my flesh dwells no good thing.
1 Corinthians 9:27) Paul preached: But I keep control of my body, I keep it under (the spirits rule) and I bring it (Force it) into submission/subjection lest that by any means, after I have preached the gospel to others, I myself be a cast away.....Well if Paul from the Spirit had to force his flesh to submit to God, even so do we. Let us live and learn and grow in grace. PEACE.....deno.....please share freely.