We will not always be children of wrath

Walk by the Spirit and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh. When you can, the sanctification process has run its course. Those who remain in conflict between natural desires and the Christian life and still being processed by the Spirit to bring conformity to the likeness of Christ. When you confess your sins, God who is just will forgive your sins. Do not justify yourself, but agree with God so the the Spirit can do his work.

Why Keep On Praying?

The reason we pray is to reach God. The reason we keep on praying is to know God better. Intimacy with God is what the Psalmist meant when he said "delight in the Lord your God, so that he may give you the desires of your heart." As one matures in faith, our own decisions become like God's decisions would be for us. This of course give great freedom and delight in our walk with Him.

Where Faith Begins

Did you know that the practical definition of faith is separation. To Abraham, it means separation from family and country to go to a place that He will show him. To I and you, it is a separation from the ways of the world. However, Jesus did say, "I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but keep them from the Evil One." So our separation is one in which we hear our shepherds voice and obey. This is New Testament faith.

Christ in Me

Do you know what it means to have Christ in you? Understand that Christ is incarnate. How then is Christ in me? The way in which Christ lives in you is by the transforming of your mind to the mind of Christ by way of the Spirit. So what are the results of this kind of change? The results are submitting your rights to His and giving Him first place in your life by way of obedience. This is how you change from walking in the flesh to walking in the Spirit.

Call sin"sin" and confess it

Tollerance of sin is its worst consequence. When the Christian is living by the Spirit, the Spirit will convict us of sin and we should confess it. If we fail to, our heart becomes hardened and it is no longer SIN, but sin. That's why Paul says if we walk by the Spirit, we will not perform the deeds of the flesh.

When He Sets His Face Like Flint, He is Hard to Follow

There is more than one face of Jesus. When He is the Good Shepherd, He gathers those who are His own to Himself and is easy to follow. Other timesHe is very distant to me. He sets His face like flint and goes on beyond me. Suddenly I am panic and am not sure if I can go there. Then I close my eyes and by faith move forward to find Jesus in control again.

Yielding ensues enslavement

It doesn't matter if the object of one's yielding is of the mind or in the flesh. If the object of one's yielding is either selfish or moral, it will enslave a person. A person will say that I can start and stop behavior, but that's not the nature of enslavement. Enslavement owns your power of the will. This is why Jesus said "I will set the captives free." Only Jesus, if yielded to, can and will do this.