Walk in the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh

One of the major obstacles to a Christian life is our flesh (comprising of the soul and the body). The spirit and the flesh are constantly in a battle whereby you do not do what you want to do and that which you want to do, you see yourself not doing it. Why is it so? The truth is, "we are spirits with a soul walking in a body." What the spirit wants is contrary to what the soul wants.

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. Galatians 5:16-17

The bible instructs us in Galatians 5:16 to walk in the spirit then we shall not gratify/ fulfill the lusts of our flesh. The bible says walk, meaning that there is a journey to take and that is filled with plenty of experiences.

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Exert yourself where it matters. What matters in your life is prayer and the word. That's where the satisfaction of your heart is. In the presence of God; Being led of the spirit because those who are led of the spirit are the true sons of God. When you get born again you are joined to the lord and you become one spirit with him. Therefore you are instructed to keep in step with his spirit.

When you wake up in the morning, what is that first thing you get to do? Someone who walks by the spirit begins his day in prayer and the word, dedicating his day and plans in the hands of God.

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Do not wait for the day of Crisis then resort to the word or prayer. You have to invest in the word and prayer now so that you have enough strength to resist the devil in the days of temptation and tragedy. You therefore have to wisely invest in the kingdom.

What you feed is what grows and its what will win the fight. Feed your spirit with the word so that your spirit wins that inner battle against your flesh. Spend time meditating on who you really are in the lord and go ahead and live by that truth.

The world is constantly decaying, the day you stop praying and engaging the word of God, is the day you begin to go down with the decaying world. We are surrounded by so much in world that hardens our heart towards the things of God. Therefore do not love the world. Be sober minded, get to live a self controlled lifestyle. Not everything you see is for you as a christian, some are traps set by the enemy to simply disrupt you from doing the will of God.