FREEDOM FROM FLESHLY LUSTS

The only deliverance we have from fleshly lusts is to live in the Spirit. The flesh is so self centred that it will crave for attention all the time. The lusts of the flesh are all self centred. This is why Paul cried in Romans 7 and said he is like a man undone. He knew his terrible state in the flesh. However he could cry another cry of victory in the finished work on the Cross. This is your victory too. In Him you are free to be what he has called you to be. In Him you are free from the pull of fleshly lusts. In Him you are no more bound to slavery. You are now a slave of Christ. This slavery is not the kind that compels you to do what you don't want to do. It is a freedom that springs from within your heart. This heart transformation happens when the Spirit of Jesus takes over your heart and makes you like Him. You walk on earth like Jesus and talk and feel like Him. He unites your being with His being and you become one just as Jesus and the Father are one. He will keep you and all you have to do is surrender all. The flesh only suffers when you resist His Spirit. God allows suffering to enable you to let go and let God.