But your flesh resists everything that takes the focus off yourself and the gratification of your desires. It works against the time you’re taking right now to read this devotional. It tries to distract you. It links arms with the secular world and the forces of evil to distort the perspective on life that God is building into you through His Word.

How can you resist this powerful inward enemy of your spiritual life? By continually walking by the Spirit–turning to the Holy Spirit for guidance, leaning on Him for strength, calling on Him for help when you face temptation, asking Him to change the way you approach your work, your relationships, your finances, praying, reading and meditating on God’s Word, praising and worshipping God, spending time with Him and fellowshipping with other Christians.

He’s speaking to your heart right now. Are you listening? Remember what Jesus said about the Spirit, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” (John 6:63).

Pray this – Our Precious Heavenly Father, Jesus knows how weak my flesh is and that is why He said, “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Matthew 26:41). I know that even though my flesh and my heart may fail, God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm 73:26). I turn to the Holy Spirit for guidance, I lean on Him for strength, I call on Him for help when I face temptation, I ask Him to change the way I approach my work, my relationships, and my finances. Father, I want the Holy Spirit to teach me how to pray, read and meditate on Your Word, how to praise and worship You, and how to listen and follow His directions, so that I feed my spirit and not my flesh. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.