‘If we do not sacrifice the natural to the
spiritual, the natural life will resist and defy the life of the Son of God in
us and will produce continual turmoil. This is always the result of an
undisciplined spiritual nature. We go wrong because we stubbornly refuse to
discipline ourselves physically, morally, or mentally. We excuse ourselves by
saying, “Well, I wasn’t taught to be disciplined when I was a child.” Then
discipline yourself now! If you don’t, you will ruin your entire personal life
for God.’ CHAMBERS
Romans
12:1-2 says to offer myself as a sacrifice … everything that I am, in the
flesh, must be given up. I must not continue to be conformed to this world and
what it says is good and right. But I
must draw near to God and seek that which brings glory to him … and then
through the transformation of my mind .. and the offering of my heart and its
desires … God will mold me into the image of His Son.
The closer you draw near to God the more obvious the
corrupted nature of this world and what your flesh craves will become. You will choose to reject what the world
offers because your spirit will yearn for the presence of God. You cannot have both .. even though you may
have convinced yourself you can. You
cannot serve two masters. You will love
one and hate the other. Luke
16:13 You may have convinced yourself that it is OK to speak the way you
do, watch what you do, listen to what you do, do the things that you do … but
in your heart .. you know what is right and good .. the Spirit testifies to
you. Be careful that you do not ignore
the Spirit. 1
Thessalonians 5:19 God have given
you the Spirit to help you in your new life … to reject the Spirit is to say
you choose to live as you see fit and mock God. You will find yourself on a slippery slope .. always wondering why the blessings and life promised in the Bible are always just out of reach.
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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