The Practice of Forsaking the Flesh

• A Hymn of God's Words
• The Practice of Forsaking the Flesh
• I
• If something happens that
• requires you to endure hardship,
• understand and be mindful
• of God's will at that time.
• Don't satisfy yourself,
• put yourself aside.
• Nothing's more abject than the flesh.
• You must seek and satisfy God
• and fulfill your duty.
• With such thoughts God will bring you
• special enlightenment in this matter,
• and your heart will find comfort.
• II
• When something happens to you,
• big or small, put yourself to one side,
• regard the flesh
• as the most lowly of all things.
• The more you satisfy the flesh,
• the more it asks,
• the more liberties it takes,
• the greater it desires,
• the more debauched it is.
• Until the point the flesh will harbor
• much deeper conceptions,
• disobey God, exalt itself,
• be doubtful of God's work.
• If something happens that
• requires you to endure hardship,
• understand and be mindful
• of God's will at that time.
• Don't satisfy yourself,
• put yourself aside.
• Nothing's more abject than the flesh.
• You must seek and satisfy God
• and fulfill your duty.
• With such thoughts God will bring you
• special enlightenment in this matter,
• and your heart will find comfort.
• III
• Man's flesh is like a snake,
• it harms lives.
• And your life is forfeited
• when it finally completely
• gets its own way.
• The flesh belongs to Satan.
• It's selfish with extravagant desires,
• wanting comfort, leisure,
• ease and idleness.
• Once the flesh is satisfied
• up to a certain point,
• you will ultimately be eaten up by it.
• If something happens that
• requires you to endure hardship,
• understand and be mindful
• of God's will at that time.
• Don't satisfy yourself,
• put yourself aside.
• Nothing's more abject than the flesh.
• You must seek and satisfy God
• and fulfill your duty.
• With such thoughts God will bring you
• special enlightenment in this matter,
• and your heart will find comfort.
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• from The Word Appears in the Flesh