Suffering in the flesh

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Just a quick post, I've been reading 1 Peter and 2 Peter this week in my spare time and something that has really stood out to me has been 1 Peter 4:1-2:

Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.

It is your fleshly desires and fulfilling them in a manner that is seperate from God that often causes sin. The bible says that man is lead away with his desires, and when his desire grows this leads to sin and sin when its full grown leads to death. Not pleasing these desires is not always an easy thing, but we can know that we have Christ who suffered, and that He understands the suffering that we go through. Next time you are tempted and have to go through suffering know that Christ is there to suffer with you through it. Through Christ you can do all things.