Read:
“Now the works of the flesh are evident, and they are: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality” Galatians 5:19
Reflect:
Identifying works of the flesh does not demand extraordinary spiritual discernment. We can clearly see they center around sexual sin. Think about ordering your physical appetite according to your vocation in life. When we lack restraint with our passions and our thoughts, we can start down the slippery slope of considering others as mere objects to fulfill our desires. Ask yourself, do any of my thoughts, words or actions go against the beliefs of my faith? Does my heart hold any strong cravings or desires that are impure? How does my behavior, including the entertainment I consume, reflect my values and nourish my soul?
Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow. St. Augustine
Respond:
Today, Lord, please purify any of my desires that do not come from You.
Smitten With Goodness 
Looking at the following verses… yikes!!! “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19-21 NKJV https://bible.com/bible/114/gal.5.19-21.NKJV
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From The Message: it is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying to get your own way all the time: repetitive, Loveless, cheap sex; a stinking accumulation of mental and emotional garbage; frenzied joyless grabs for happiness; trinket gods; magic show religion; paranoid loneliness; cut throat competition; all consuming yet never satisfied wants; brutal temper; an impotence to love or be loved; divided homes and divided lives; small minded, and lopsided pursuits; the vicious habit of depersonalizing everyone into a rival; and controlled and uncontrollable addictions; ugly parodies of community. I could go on. This isn’t the first time I have warned you, you know. If you use your freedom, this way, you will not inherit God’s kingdom.
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