DAD'S RAMBLINGS – Living The Spirit-life
Romans 8:3-4
"For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin; He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit [spirit]. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit [spirit], the things of the Spirit [spirit]."
So how can I tell if I am living according to the flesh (the baser level of my being) or according to the spirit (the higher level of my being)? By asking this simple question: Does my thought or action satisfy my own fleshly desires or does it satisfy God's desire? For examples, Is this to make me feel good or does it please God? Is it for personal revenge or to fulfill God's righteous justice? Is it for personal gain or does it build God's kingdom? It is to inflate my own ego and reputation or bring glory to God? My spirit is willing to walk in God's way but my flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41). I desperately need God's help and the power of His indwelling Spirit to live on the spirit-level instead of the flesh-level.
Have a spirit-life today. Love you.
Romans 8:3-4
"For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin; He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit [spirit]. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit [spirit], the things of the Spirit [spirit]."
So how can I tell if I am living according to the flesh (the baser level of my being) or according to the spirit (the higher level of my being)? By asking this simple question: Does my thought or action satisfy my own fleshly desires or does it satisfy God's desire? For examples, Is this to make me feel good or does it please God? Is it for personal revenge or to fulfill God's righteous justice? Is it for personal gain or does it build God's kingdom? It is to inflate my own ego and reputation or bring glory to God? My spirit is willing to walk in God's way but my flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41). I desperately need God's help and the power of His indwelling Spirit to live on the spirit-level instead of the flesh-level.
Have a spirit-life today. Love you.
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