Mr. Rex was well known for his adulterous lifestyle. He had severally promised to quit but never did. One day, he got caught once again and, in his defense, he made the remark: “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”.

It is a common occurrence these days to find people quoting or citing portions of the scriptures out of context just to cover up their sinful deeds – what a shame! From the scriptural reading for today, we see that the weakness of the flesh could come fully into play when a person allows it to affect the willingness of the spirit.. When God tells us to pray always, He means it for our own good. If we allow the weakness of the flesh to take center stage in our lives, we would only be undoing ourselves. The reasons many believers are weak in spirit and continue to lose spiritual battles against the devil are due to the weakness of their flesh and the sins they are unwilling to repent from.

We need to be observant while being prayerful. A prayerful believer who is not watchful is the same as a soldier in a battle who goes about shooting without a target in view. A careless and unobserving believer keeps falling into problems that keep him or her routinely in prayers without any meaningful success. God wants you to listen to Him and be observant as you pray to Him. Being observant opens your eyes to the already provided answers to your prayers. Learn to watch as you pray.