"To 'sow to the flesh' is to pander to it, to cosset, cuddle and stroke it, instead of crucifying it...Every time we allow our mind to harbor a grudge, nurse a grievance, entertain an impure fantasy or wallow in self-pity, we are sowing to the flesh. Every time we linger in bad company whose insidious influence we know we cannot resist, every time we lie in bed when we ought to be up and praying, every time we read pornographic literature, every time we take a risk which strains our self-control, we are sowing, sowing, sowing, to the flesh. Some Christians sow to the flesh every day and wonder why they do not reap holiness."- John Stott, The Message of Galatians