Abiding Fruit

Today is my oldest daughter's 7th birthday!! I am amazed that seven years have gone by on one hand, that she has grown from such a teeny, tiny baby into a beautiful little girl, yet at the same time, it has seemed to go by in just a split second.

Is this how it will always be??

Thank you God for my sweet Abigail. Thank you for trusting us with her. Help me to be the mom that she needs, so that she may fully be the woman you have called her to be.

Today's Bible study prompt was to read Galatians 5:16-26 again and talk about the promises:

-Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Conditional Promise... if I walk by the Spirit.
-If I am led by the Spirit, I am not under the law.
Conditional Promise... if I am led by the Spirit.
-Those who live according the flesh will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Conditional Promise... if I live according the flesh.
-Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Unconditional Promise. I BELONG TO CHRIST.

I am just thinking this morning... what does it really mean to walk by the spirit or be led by the spirit. How different is that from living according to the flesh??

I am grateful for how my two Bible studies are working together. I feel like the Experiencing God study will help me be more in tune with what God is saying to me, so that I can be sure that I am walking according to where he is moving.