She is so much like me when she is sick!! She cries a lot, she feels overwhelmed by the whole idea of sickness and throwing up and genuinely has a hard time coping with her body's response to this foreign invader!! Poor thing!! And to top it off, she threw up in Walgreens all over the floor, in front of a couple people, and she missed dad's birthday dinner (as I stayed home with her to help her while she was sick).
Today's Galatians prompt is to apply. What is the Lord leading me to DO as a result of Galatians 5:16-26???
I definitely need to walk by the Spirit. I need to spend time with Him each day. I need to be listening to Him when He is speaking to me and I need to come to Him with my heart and concerns. I appreciate the freedom that comes with this walk, and I ask Him that He would help me to live by His Spirit, even though my flesh is in contradiction with it.
The acts of the flesh are obvious in my life, and I ask God for forgiveness and a renewed assurance that it is my walking in Him, trusting in Him, spending time with Him that I will be freed from the power that this lifestyle holds over me.
Finally, I need to watch myself for being conceited and prideful. I need to keep this in check as it seems so very easy to switch from a lifestyle of the flesh to one of the Spirit (by His grace), and yet then start bragging and feeling puffed up about who I am.
I am excited about diving into each of these fruits in more detail as I definitely am wanting to have those be evident in my life. However, I think this week's lesson was a fantastic reminder that it is through walking in His Spirit, and nothing else, (not me willing good things up out of no where) that these fruits will genuinely blossom in my life.
Apply. What is the Lord leading me to DO as a result of Galatians 5:16-26?
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