Taming our subconscious (1)

In the Freudian model of human psyche, our subconscious--he calls it the Id--is the mysterious part of our personality that does much of the driving in our lives. It does not consider situational reality; instead our Id is consumed only by the need to meet its desires.  For example, babies do not consider the desires of others nor the reality of their situation. When a baby wants food, needs a change, or wants relief from pain, the baby will cry until the need is met. Likewise, when our Id is unhappy, it will cause vivid dreams, sleepless nights or illness to get our attention in order to satisfy its demand.

In other words, Id lives in a completely self-oriented world, motivating our decisions and actions mostly unbeknownst to our conscious selves. I don't know how much of the Freudian theory can be accepted as fact, but what this basic concept describes does match experience and makes some sense. It reminds me the apostle Paul when he describes his internal conflict in Romans 7:15-23. Paul call this part of him sin and confesses that he is helpless--without God--to control its whims and wants.

It seems that life then, at least to some extent, is about taming the Id in us. But how? We know in our head that Jesus can conquer Id, so what does it mean when sleepless nights hit, when disturbing dreams wake us or when bodily diseases cause us grief? Is Jesus not at work when these things happen?