WALKING IN THE SPIRIT

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Galatians 5:16

I know blind people who know their house, inside and out, their surroundings so well that they know exactly where they are all the time. One time a friend of mine was taking a blind gentleman to his home and let him off on the wrong corner of the block from where his house was located. The blind gentleman had no idea where he was at until he started walking and feeling the sidewalk with its cracks and dips. Then he could figure out where his house was at. The reason for this is because he and his wife, who could see, had walked that route so many times that he was familiar with what was under his feet. He had walked that one path so habitually that he knew where he was. The reason was because it was his path, his sphere, the place where he had habitually lived and functioned.

This is how we are to “ walk in the Spirit”. This walk should be second nature to us. We should need no help to walk there because we know the path. We should know the path so well and know that it is so safe and comfortable there. My blind friend discovered that he had no reason to be anxious about where he was because he was so familiar with the route. So, we should be so; we should have a feeling of restfulness, peacefulness and calm when walking in the Spirit. The stress and anxieties of life are removed.

The other part of that verse tells us that as we “ walk in the Spirit”, we shall not “fulfil the lust of the flesh”. Walking in the Spirit should be a habit instead of our former walk of the lust of the flesh. When you “walk in the Spirit” you leave the low life and you walk in a higher realm. You will experience the Fruit of the Spirit life style. The Spirit always produces life. What a contrast to the rotten, decaying garbage that the flesh produces.

If you haven't tried the Spiritual walk of the Holy Spirit, how about giving Him a chance! Walk with Him and you'll find the Joy of the Lord.

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