The flesh is not just our weakness—it’s our willfulness. When it rules, it reshapes our desires, fetters our freedom and wars against the Spirit’s work of ushering in peace. This battle isn’t fought out in the streets; the war is waged in the soul. The flesh deceives us, arguing that life works best when we sit on the throne. But every time the flesh rules, peace dies—first in our hearts, then in our relationships — with people, places and things. The only way we overcome is to live life surrendering to He who has overcome the world.