There are many who sincerely do not desire to fulfil lust of the flesh. They often ask, "How do I do it?" They have found themselves frustrated doing same wrong things repeatedly after promising themselves that they will not do it again. They have challenges in dealing with the passions of their flesh. Some have unholy addictions in their life. It may even be you reading this article today in that situation or someone you now. Do not worry or despair, today you will have the answer. Our opening scripture says, "Walk in the Spirit and ye will not fulfil the lust of the flesh". This means the solution lies in walking in the Spirit. Do not try not to fulfil the desires but rather walk in the Spirit. The necessary result of walking in the Spirit is that you will have mastery over the passions of the flesh. There is no type of unholy addiction that can cling to you when you walk in the Spirit. In Galatians 5:25 we are instructed that, "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit". Now everyone who is born again is in the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:13 declares, "For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body". Then you are supposed to walk in the Spirit which means walk by and in sync with the Holy Spirit. This is when you are yielded in submission to the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:13 says, "….but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live". This shows us that we deal with the passions of the flesh by the Spirit.

The more submissive you are to the Holy Spirit, the more control and mastery you have over the flesh. It begins with receiving the Holy Spirit, then recognize Him in your life, use the spiritual language He gives you (unknown tongues) to fellowship with Him, be filled with Him always and follow His leading.

And also understand that the Holy Spirit works with the Word of God. He is called the Spirit of Truth (John 16:13) and Truth is God's word (John 17:17). Therefore your interaction with God's word (through meditation and action) forms a significant part of your walking in the Spirit. That is why the Psalmist prayed, "I have hid thy word in my heart so that I sin not against you" (Psalm 119:11). The Living Bible says, "I have thought much about your words and stored them in my heart so that they would hold me back from sin". This means your submissive interaction with the Word of God helps you gain mastery over the passions of the flesh. Don't take lightly your relationship with God's word. This is what it means to walk in the Spirit. This completely breaks every unholy addiction from your life. Walking in the Spirit is the way to not fulfil the desires of your flesh.