Live
By The Spirit
Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not
gratify the desires of the flesh. For what the flesh desires is opposed to the
Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are
opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want. But if you are
led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. Now the works of the flesh
are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery,
enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy,
drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned
you before: those who do such things will not inherit the
By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness,
and self-control. There is no law against such things.
There is a battle going on inside each
one of us. It is the battle of the flesh. Sinful thoughts dwell in us. We act
or react, and we regret it. We still did what we did not want to do, or did not
do what we should have done. Pray as if your soul depended on it, because the
devil fights for your soul. God wants your soul, and it is in your power to
give it to Him. Win the battle within. God does not send us to hell, we do.
God’s Spirit
knows no defeat.
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