Title: Using the Sword
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh – Galatians 5:16
Walking in the Spirit is essential, but it is not always easy. Many times, it feels like a struggle. Christian men often face an inner conflict between the flesh and the Spirit. As Paul explains, these two are always at odds. When the flesh takes over, you end up doing things you do not want to do. Instead of living the way you hope, you find yourself following the flesh rather than the Spirit.
When the flesh starts to win, the only thing that helps me is turning to the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of salvation, and fighting back. If I am not reading the Word, I feel powerless against the flesh. I cannot fight it on my own. I have faced many temptations, but whenever I held onto a passage of Scripture, those temptations faded. Without the Word, I would not have been able to resist the flesh.
