Well, pull up a cuppa and let's have a chat. Let's start with Isaiah 61. It says that through Christ's strength we will be like "Oaks of Righteousness planted by God to display His glory."
Christ is our strength above our human weaknesses. We are being made into the likeness of Christ. This is partly the process of taming the "beast" of our sin-nature, the process of our Salvation. Initially, we are to take steps to deal with these weaknesses in prayer to God. Then, responsibly address them with yourself and others. We are to put on the righteousness of Christ, daily. We do this by meditating on scripture; while also, praying prayers of victory & gratitude & awe in God (Eph. 6). Slowly, like a large ship turning, you will do an about face You will find yourself face to face, with yourself in the most epicly intense war of humanities existence! Your will power determined to seek God is the food that feeds super natural strength. Your Kryptonite is extreme Pride.
Pride says "Oh I don't need a boundary there. I won't be tempted." Pride speaks with such foul mouthed supple temptation that those who are hungry fall right into the snare. Satisfy your soul on the deep rich texture of prayer and scripture meditation. Feed your spirit-man! Starve the flesh-sin beast. Only pride can ever have "enough" of God. Humility is forever hungry for our Heavenly Father's food for strength. Pride is starving and thin. Pride says "I am enough! I need no more. I am sufficient!" That is why the prideful fall.
Humility is the understanding of our human weakness for temptation to sin. While applying this understanding with knowledge, to avoid temptation, is the wise application and proper use of humility.
As well, let not insecurity be the cause of our submsission to the flesh-sin beast either. One must be secure in ones' own self to possess the GUTS to defeat the sin-beast that wars within us. It takes guts to turn from what the flesh beast wants. It is a most ravenous beast. The flesh beast ravenges all who come in contact with it like the plague spreading the putrid death of sin; while, demoralizing it's victims into desprate lonly, isolated, hungry, dark, seething, heart-wrenching, self-loathing DESPAIR. And then, they're gone.
They've lost sight of themselves. Whom they knew themselves to be is out of sight.
My heart breaks just thinking about it.
PEOPLE Love yourselves enough to Feed your Spirit Man and starve that Flesh Beast! Christ died for you. So that, you can LIVE victorious over your fleshly desires. You are Loved. You are Valuable. You are Heaven's precious possession. Healing from the Ravengings of the Flesh Beast is already available. Forgiveness for allowing the Beast out has already been given. Accept Jesus Christ's forgiveness for yourself. Allow the Great Physician to work on your raw open wounds. There is Peace on Earth.
Philppians 3:2-15 (put your confidence in God NOT in your own flesh)
Let us pray, Lord, forgive us for feeding our own selfish, self-seeking, self-indulging flesh beast. Thank you for providing such deeply rich, heavely food, in prayer and Scripture meditation. May I feed my spirit man and starve the flesh beast. Lord let my life bring glory to you!
