 How do you overcome the cravings of the flesh by being filled with the word? So any sin that falls under the category of the lust of the flesh, like gluttony, like lust, like drug use, like alcoholism, that's the craving of the flesh. Those can be overcome by being filled with the word. You may say I already tried that. Well, let God be true in every man a liar. If we do fill ourselves with the word daily consistently, eventually over time we will see spiritual strength come to our lives to where we're able to overcome the cravings of the flesh.