"I want to live the way He wants me to live...." goes the verse of an old chorus. I think that is in the heart of every true believer, but often we struggle with how to perform that desire. Paul wrote about that situation in Romans 7, when he said "O wretched man that I am..." But the Lord did not leave us nor forsake us in the performance of His will. He empowers us! When I reach the end of my rope and have no where else to turn, I then turn to Him, my source and supply. But what if instead of me getting to the "end" of my rope before turning, what if I turned to Him first, always first??? Then I would find what Paul found in Romans 8, the ability to walk in the Spirit and by doing so, I will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Many try to not fulfill the lust of the flesh, without walking in the Spirit. Impossible, and that will turn you into a "wretched" man. The Bible does not say, he that does not fulfill the lust of the flesh is walking in the Spirit, but exactly the opposite. If you walk in the Spirit you do not fulfill the lust of the flesh because of the power of the Living God within. Be blessed.
Billy and Jan Wells
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