Jesus lived above the weakness of His flesh by
walking in the spirit. He gave us spiritual insight that
enables us to do the same. “Pray, lest ye enter into
temptation” (Luke 22:46). He also said in Luke 21:35
-36: “For as a snare shall it come on all them that
dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye
therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted
worthy to escape all these things that shall come to
pass, and to stand before the Son of man.” The way
to escape the evil in this world is to “watch and pray.”

Wuest says, “But be circumspect, attentive, ready,
in every season being in prayer, in order that you
may have sufficient strength to be escaping all these
things….” At the Garden of Gethsemane, it was not
in Peter’s heart to fail God. Had he prayed, he probably
would not have failed the Lord, and when temptation
came, he wouldn’t have entered into it.

What’s in your heart? Do you want to walk free
from sin? Do you want to please God? Do you want
to be a stalwart believer on whom God can depend
and whom He counts faithful? If so, your heart’s
desire is to be a wise and faithful servant.

As we pray in the spirit, the Spirit of God takes what
is in our hearts and manifests God’s perfect will in our
lives. Praying in the spirit brings the will of our hearts
to pass. It causes the will of the spirit to dominate
the will of the flesh. It gives our spirits control over
our flesh.

The key is prayer. Give a tithe of your time to the
Lord. Daily spend an hour praying in the spirit and an
hour in the Word and your life will be changed.
Listen to the counsel of the Holy Spirit every moment
and obey His promptings. It will cause the spirit realm
to become a reality to you. Give the Holy Spirit control
of your life. You’ll begin to walk in the
spirit instead of after the flesh.