Why is it so hard
to walk in the spirit?
Bible
Reference:
1 Timothy
4:6-11
A Good Servant of
Jesus Christ
…exercise yourself toward
godliness. 8 For bodily exercise profits a little, but
godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is
and of that which is to come…
I always end my salutation with “walk in the
spirit!” There is joy, love, peace, and true happiness in the spirit, not that Pharrell type happy, but why
is it so hard to walk in the spirit and so easy to give in to the flesh? Another day another problem, right! It's all about the view of things, our perspective.
Are we praying enough? Are we at the Lord's table enough? You will know the tree by its fruit!
I hear "let patience have its perfect work" and what looks ugly now will be beautiful in its time! We
need patience and longsuffering in the uglies. If we let patience work
the end result will be perfection because God is in it. It is the fruit of the
spirit. Amen!
Now its Day 21 and we are reading the short and sweet 1
Thessalonians 1. The focal point I want to point out today is verse 6:
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having
received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
Why is it so hard to walk in the spirit?
Is it because
the battle is not against flesh and blood but spiritual? These Thessalonians
were being praised for receiving the word in MUCH affliction with JOY because
they walked in the spirit. This spiritual warfare is real and we are dealing
with wickedness in high places, so it is not easy. But with God all things are
possible within His divine will. We can do all things through Christ!
As always, I write to encourage myself first and
others second to hold on to Christ and walk in the spirit. Times get hard and
people are not easily dealt with at all times, and dealing with our own selves can be cumbersome as well, but it is the spirit behind them
and not the person that is causing us to get caught up in our feelings or the
flesh. It is a war between the world of flesh and the world of spirit, two
different worlds and lifestyles, even opposites.
This is why a fasting and setting apart as often
as needed is necessary to continue to move forward and build up the spirit man
against the flesh. When is it needs? It is needed when the going gets tough and you feel it harder and harder to submit to the spirit over the flesh.
We have to seek to crush the flesh and the desires of it
because the flesh always wants more and is never satisfied. God has a better
way, the way is work, but you will reap a harvest if you faint not! Amen! Let’s
continue to fight and win! The harvest is ripe!
We have Power over the flesh in Christ Jesus!
Let’s run! Also read my post Be Strong in the Lord and the Power of His Might! I am going to re-read it now because I need it just like you!
30 Day Challenge
DAY 1 Galatians 1
DAY 2 Galatians 2
DAY 3 Galatians 3
DAY
4 Galatians 4
DAY
5 Galatians 5
DAY
6 Galatians 6
DAY
7 Ephesians 1
DAY
8 Ephesians 2
DAY
9 Ephesians 3
DAY
10 Ephesians 4
DAY
11 Ephesians 5
DAY
12 Ephesians 6
DAY
13 Philippians 1
DAY
14 Philippians 2
DAY
15 Philippians 3
DAY
16 Philippians 4
DAY
17 Colossians 1
DAY
18 Colossians 2
DAY
19 Colossians 3
DAY
20 Colossians 4
DAY
21 1st Thessalonians 1
DAY 22 1st Thessalonians 2
DAY 23 1st Thessalonians 3
DAY 24 1st Thessalonians 4
DAY 25 1st Thessalonians 5
DAY 26 2nd Thessalonians 1
DAY 27 2nd Thessalonians 2
DAY 28 2nd Thessalonians 3
DAY 29 1 Timothy 1
DAY 30 1 Timothy 2
Friends, let me leave you with this…our 30 day
challenge closing:
(1) Faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God
(2) Without Faith it is impossible to
please God
(3) Faith without works is
dead
Philippians 4:8
New International Version (NIV)
8 Finally,
brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is
excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Walk in the Spirit,
Prophetess Deanna Mack
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