there is this battle that we all face there's the flesh the body the carnal nature that is always trying to pull you to sin this old nature is something that you're born with and regardless of how saved you think you are regardless of how anointed and gifted you may appear to be there is still work to be done to eradicate the carnal and sinful tendencies that come so naturally to us and this old man this flesh is at war against the spirit your spirit is the part of you that yearns for fellowship with Jesus it
desires him and his presence and this war between body and spirit is best described in Galatians 5 verse 16 to 18 which says but I say walk in the spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh for the desires of the flesh are against the spirit and the desires of the spirit are against the flesh for these are opposed to each other to keep you from doing the things you want to do but if you are led by the spirit you are not under the law and so the struggle for us as
Christians is centered around the question how do I walk habitually in the Holy Spirit and not in the flesh how can I Safeguard myself so that I am walking by faith and not by sight how do I seek the Holy Ghost and be responsive to his guidance when the voice of the flesh is still so loud in my life to do this I believe that we need to yield to the Holy Spirit and what I mean by yield is you have to realize that on your own you cannot defeat the carnal man with your own
strength however that doesn't mean that you don't try it means you try with the help you try with the assistance you try with the empowering strength that the holy spirit gives you you don't rely on your own strength but you lean on the Holy Spirit now let us pray Heavenly Father thank you for the privilege of Prayer thank you for your grace that is available to me and your unconditional love I stand in awe of your great and awesome mercy and your desire to save me from sin death hell and the grave as I humbly
approach you I come to seek more of your strength and your grace to live the life of an overcomer the life of a conqueror Lord your word encourages me in Ephesians 4 verse 22 to put off the old man that is corrupt and filled with deceitful lusts and to walk in my knowledge of you I want to live in complete obedience to your word and I realize that if I try to do this on my own then I am weak I need your grace and forgiveness Master because for too long I have allowed sins to
become lifelong habits that are now so hard to break with My Own Strength Forgive Me Lord because too many times I have sought to justify sin and convince myself that they are only little sins but Lord I want to take heed of your call to put away these old ways I pray for Redemption father please forgive me for opening my heart to lustful desires and allowing anger and bitterness to envelop my spirit forgive me for giving place in my life to things that aren't pleasing to you I submit all these old ways to you now
in the name of Jesus and I humbly seek your grace to renew my mind Lord please give me the strength that I need to defeat these old habits and tendencies I am thankful for your your Assurance in second Corinthians 12 verse 9 which says my grace is sufficient for thee for my strength is made perfect in weakness most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ May rest upon me I praise your name for this comforting promise I know that your power is made perfect in my weakness so I
do not boast in my sin but I boast in you who works in my faults to make me more like you I boast in my weakness Lord Jesus because when I am weak you are strong I commit the daily struggle of putting off the old man into your hands and I pray that you will work in my life that your name be glorified break my connections to my old habits O Lord rejuvenate my spirit so I can go and sin no more give me wisdom and perspective to see the way of Escape that you prepare
from every sin and give me the strength at that moment to resist the temptation transform my mind so that I will see my sins the way you see them Lord you have called me to be renewed in the spirit of my mind and put on the new man which is created in righteousness and true Holiness after God this is a high calling but Lord It's a sincere desire of my heart that you enable me to Chase and hunger after true Holiness I know that if I confess my sins you are faithful and just to forgive
me I leave my old habits behind through your power and I go forward with a renewed mind I pray that you will strengthen me to walk uprightly being faithful to you and putting to death the old sinful nature of My Flesh in Jesus name I pray amen [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music]
