Galatians 5:25 (NKJV) 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
In the previous few days, we have learned a lot about “the flesh”.
We now understand that living by the flesh is dangerous, to say the very least.
God desires that we live by the Spirit.
If we live by the Spirit, we will also walk in the Spirit, as stated in the verse above.
Let’s look at what that means.
To walk in the Spirit means that we honor and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
We no longer make choices based on our own preferences, but by what we know pleases God.
We set aside what we want, replacing it with what God wants.
It’s all about obedience.
God has told us that obedience is better than sacrifice, meaning that to obey Him is better than simply going through the motions of “being a Christian”.
What happens when we learn to walk in the Spirit?
Our lives change.
We begin to walk in the will of God, obeying Him instead of fulfilling the lusts and desires of the flesh.
Our satisfaction comes from obeying Him and following His ways instead of our ways and the ways of the world.
Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
As we learn to walk in the Spirit, we will no longer wrestle with chasing after the things that push us away from God and bring death.
Our struggles with temptation will decrease. We will learn how to overcome the things that tempt us by letting God show us how to defeat them once and for all.
This typically doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time for us to fully grasp this and put it into action.
But as we determine in our hearts to do what we know is pleasing to God, it will become easier and easier.
And a day will come when we look back and barely recognize the person we used to be.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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