Overcoming Our Old Carnal Nature How To Put And Keep Your Armor On Part 3

One of our greatest enemy is self also referred to as our carnal nature, the side of us that seeks to be in control. The problem is that our carnal nature desires what is contrary to the will of God. Our carnal nature seeks self gratification at any cost even our own. It is selfish and self-centered and leads us in the opposite direction the Holy Spirit is trying to lead us. Satan uses our carnal nature to fight against us enticing us to bow the knee to it. The bible teaches us that everyone's lust created by our carnal nature is unique to us and is formed from the environment we grew up in, the events we have gone through and the choices we have made along the way. As Christian we are called to resist lust and the carnal nature in order to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit who leads us to righteous living and to bearing righteous fruits in order to be in in God image and likeness. Jesus as the Son of man also had to deal with the carnal nature and Satan enticement to bow the knee to it, he overcame the enticement of the flesh by applying the word of God to the situation, by doing God will not his. The battle takes place in our mind, 2 Cor 10:5 tells us that we win the war by casting down imagination imaginations that exalt itself above the knowledge God has given us through his word and by brining every though captive to the obedience of the teaching of Jesus. 1 Pet 5:8 tells us that Satan seeks who he may devour, this tell us that we have the power to resist sin if we choose to, the power to live a holy live, the power to not be devoured. The bible tells us that we do this by the renewing of our minds (Rom 12:2) and by equipping ourselves and using the whole armor that God has provided for us (Eph 6:10-18).