Bible Reading: Gal. 5:22-26
When you do not live in the Spirit, you will suffer spiritual famine. You will become a victim of the works of the flesh such as fornication, adultery, uncleanliness, idolatry, witchcraft, heresies etc. But when you allow your life to be directed by the Spirit, you will be able to express the fruit of the Spirit such as love,joy,peace,longsuffering, meekness, patience, etc. Those who walk in the Spirit cannot make wrong decisions and even when they have decided to make a move, their move will always lead to the right destination because they are guided by God. This is why it is important to allow God to speak to you so that you can hear His voice and find rest for your souls. When you live in the Spirit, you will not grope around as someone in darkness. There are many people who have lost the energy required for the Christian race because they have allowed their hearts to be taken over by the mundane things of this world. Don't be a carnal christian. A carnal Christian enjoys what the world can offer as long as it satisfies his ego. A carnal Christian is always a victim of sin because the body has not been trained to be disciplined. If you live in the Spirit you will no longer have to compete with the world in fashion. If you are walking in the Spirit, you will not be comfortable exposing your body to cause others to fall into lust. You must make up your mind to break away from every act of carnality,so that the peace of God can rest in you.
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Romans. 8:7
Do not be consumed any longer with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of this life. Make up your mind to be ruled and governed by the Spirit of God. Our hearts, deeds and the fruits we bear must be patterned to please God. One of the ways to ensure we live in the Spirit is to continue to fellowship with Him. Those who find it difficult to come to the presence of God and fellowship cannot experience the power of the Spirit. You are supposed to value the presence of God more than anything in this life. You may be denied every other thing in life, but not the presence of God. Also to grow in the Spirit we must create time for the study of the word of God. Make the study of the word of God important in your agenda. The moment you begin to have excuses for not attending fellowship and studying God's word,you can be sure that the devil I'd already causing you to experience a spiritual famine and at the end there will be a manifestation of the flesh. Some who are no longer walking in the Spirit have given themselves over to false doctrine blowing across the world. If you are in this category you have to cry to God to help you so that you will not be victim of heresy. The flesh is always programmed to yield to sin. Ask God to deliver you from the desires of your flesh so that you will no longer live to gratify it's dictates.
Culled from the RCCG Open heavens devotional.
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