The Flesh And Spirit Conflict

Warren Wiersbe says the Spirit and the flesh have different appetites, and this is what creates a conflict for the Christian.

Galatians 5:16,17 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other, so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

The Apostle Paul explains his dilemma in the Book of Romans.

Romans 7:19  For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

We can't win victory over the lust of the flesh in our own strength. The Holy Spirit enables us to overcome the flesh when we surrender our will to Him.