There is so much in this world that gives us desires. It is so easy to let the enemy and our flesh take over in a single moment. The enemy displayed the temptation to Eve, and she saw the desire with her own eyes and took the fruit. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths ( Genesis 3:1-7). Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” I even want to divulge in sugary sweets, as many of us battle with craving a midnight snack.Īnd the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’”īut the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. Have you ever noticed that when you are tired at night you are tempted to do whatever your flesh or mind is telling you? I noticed that when I stay up at night that I am tempted to think about things that cause me to have anxiety and fear.

Jesus asked them to “watch and pray” because temptation is near. Jesus went to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane, and each time He came back, the disciples were asleep. We are at war with ourselves, but our job is to remain constant in prayer and to keep our focus on God. God teaches us what it means to have self-control, patience, gentleness, and much more ( Galatians 5:22-23). The Holy Spirit that you received when you gave your life to Christ is constantly at work within you. But our spirit is always waging war against our worldly/fleshly desires. In this world, we will be tempted and enticed with things of this world ( 1 John 2:16). Sin cannot be erased in this lifetime because we were born into it ( Romans 5:12 Genesis 6:5). There are stages of development in our lives that play a major factor in obedience versus rebellion like the examples from above. Even as toddlers, we rebel, test our limits with our parents, and desire to do what we want to do. In human nature, especially in the years of adolescence, we tend to rebel and do whatever we desire. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” ( Matthew 26:41). “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation.

The god is not willing