This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16
Even after you give your life to Christ Jesus, the war between the flesh and the Spirit continues. The only difference is that, now, you have an advantage; you have an upper hand over the flesh. That is only when you yield to the Spirit of God in you.
After giving your life to Christ, the only way to consistently overcome the sinful desires of your human nature (the flesh) is to live step-by-step in the power of the Holy Spirit as He works through your spirit.
This is a walk of faith according to God’s word under the Holy Spirit’s control. For by our human’s strength we will not be able to successfully live victoriously over sin and temptation.
But if after giving our lives to Christ, we still decide to live our lives as the owner of our lives, by following the dictates of our flesh rather than the Holy Spirit, then we should be aware that we can’t please God that way. For the Christian life is a call to live according to the dictates of the Spirit of God. That is where the victory is.
Living based on the leading of the Holy Spirit helps you to avoid a lot of un-necessaries in this life. Un-necessaries like temptation, mistakes, errors, failures and unproductive ventures.
The Holy Spirit is given to us to help us live the Christian life stress-free. This can only be when we yield to the Holy Spirit in us.
And the sign that shows that we are walking in the Spirit is when we bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit as explained in Galatians 5:22-23.
Being
led by the Holy Spirit is a sure way of living the victorious life in Christ.
You can ask the Lord to help you to yield more to His Spirit today.
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