For years he had sought to crucify his sexual desires, being convinced that they were the core of his problem. But rather than crucifying his sexuality, he needed to embrace it, hospitably receiving this very important part of himself and thus allowing it to be integrated within the fabric of the total self.
Are we putting over-emphasis on the flesh? Like any desire that is sinful or any sinful behavior is the flesh that needs to be crucified? What if this sinful behavior needs to be examined more closely instead of avoided before denied? What if that behavior is pointing to a greater need that God wants to fulfill and we miss it because we are just trying to get rid of the behavior.
