A minister once shared how he prayed for a woman with breast cancer. He said, “When she came forward, I touched her chest, declared her healed, and she was instantly made whole.” The crowd cheered, but an older minister in the room quietly wondered, “Does he have to cross the lady’s breast to minister healing?”
Friend, learn to balance spirituality with the right discipline. You don’t have anointed flesh. The flesh would always betray the unsuspecting, ignorant, and careless Christian (Proverbs 7:7). Get this truth in your journey of sexual purity and fulfilment of destiny. Especially if you think you are mature in the things of the Spirit.
The higher you go spiritually, the more you need to put your flesh under (1 Corinthians 9:27). Never confuse spiritual growth for sexual purity. Most times, the more spiritual you are, the more vulnerable you tend to be sexually or emotionally. The more anointed you are, the more you are likely to forget the basic disciplines around the opposite sex (Judges 14:1-3).
Any spiritual activity that affects you emotionally or sexually is a satanic trap in disguise (Galatians 5:1). Apart from your spouse, if having the opposite sex as a prayer partner is endangering you emotionally, you need to quit. People who do this are already giving the devil a foothold in their lives (Ephesians 4:27).
The anointing of the Holy Spirit rests on your spirit, not your flesh. The anointing does not make your flesh immune to sexual sins. You are not yet a spiritually mature person until you are able to subdue the flesh (Galatians 5:16-17). Use the strength of your spirit and your knowledge of scriptures to discipline your flesh (Psalms 119:9-11).
Stop using your new creation status as an excuse for lawlessness and carelessness (Romans 8:1-2, Galatians 5:13). You are not pure until you are sexually pure, and you cannot be sexually pure until you have some boundaries you are operating by (Job 31:1). Those boundaries are not to bind you but to keep you sane.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria