“The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it.” Jeremiah 17:9
“For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.” Galatians 5:17
You have to choose whether to navigate through life trusting yourself or God. The problem with choosing self is you are filled with ego (self importance), a deceitful heart, and the lust for the world. You were born with these attributes and they will lead you to misery, destruction, and finally death.
You must recognize sin and never accept it or compromise with it. If you are a believer, there is a never ending conflict going on inside you between the Spirit of God and self. These two factors are completely opposed to each other. You wake up each day with this inner struggle and you live in a world filled with evil. The world desires to lure you into temptations and convince you living for self is good.
On a walk today, God gave me a visual illustration of the effect of sin on a believer. Imagine a powerful electric current flowing into your body to supply you with the life of God. It becomes short circuited (by sin) and the power is reduced or shut off.
This conflict with sin is a “no win” situation! Your only hope is to be yoked to the Spirit of God. You have to be a believer with a genuine commitment to Jesus Christ. This will give you the Holy Spirit and you will have Jesus living inside you forever.
Each day pray that you can be one with God and lead a life pleasing to Him. Learn to develop an inner consciousness with His Spirit. Remember, He is always with you so take pauses during your day and ask Jesus for His advice concerning your challenges and living issues.
Don’t think something as simple as what to do for lunch is not important to God. He wants to be involved in all the details of your life.
The Spirit of Jesus Christ will give you discernment about light and darkness. He will lead you in a path of righteousness and you will never be in bondage to sin. You won’t be perfect but sin will have no power over you!
The righteousness of God is a gift and can only be obtained by placing your trust in Him and calling on God to meet your every need! He is a miracle worker!
Hal Hollister Ministry 