{"id":156,"date":"2006-05-31T02:59:48","date_gmt":"2006-05-31T07:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=156"},"modified":"2017-04-17T22:09:32","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T02:09:32","slug":"156","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/156\/","title":{"rendered":"","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>THE<\/strong> flesh is lazy and idolatrous. But half the battle is recognizing this, and the other half then, is not fixating on it.<\/p>\n<p>It is the Spirit who puts to death the deeds of the flesh <em>(Rom 8:13)<\/em>&#8211;not self-centered bemoaning. Fixing our eyes on Jesus in a gaze of trust, <em>especially<\/em> when we&#8217;re weighed down by personal sin, is precisely the means by which the Spirit conquers the flesh.<\/p>\n<p><em>Humility<\/em> is a gateway for God.<\/p>\n<p>The image of this is the thief on the cross. He hung by the weight of his sinful flesh. 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