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Walk By The Spirit


If we live by the [Holy] Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. [If by the Holy Spirit, we have our
life in God, let us go forward walking in line, our conduct by the Spirit] (Galatians 5:25 AMP).

Y ou need to remember always youre no longer ruled by the flesh or the senses.
Youre born of the Spirit; youre a partaker of Gods life. Now that you have
received Christ, its important that you follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in every area
of your life.
Its easy to identify the man thats led by his senses; he easily gets offended. Its
difficult to please him. No matter how much you try to impress him, youll still hear him
complain: You didnt do this and you didnt do that. But the man who is led by the
Spirit doesnt take offence at anything. Hes full of grace and hes always ready to cover
another person with grace; he sees with the eyes of God. This is the way a Christian
should live.
Always, I tell the people around me, If we could receive such grace from God
through Jesus, then I dont think we have any right to condemn another human being.
You cant be fruitful in Jesus if youre critical of another man or jealous of your neighbours
success. When you enter a place and all youre focused on are the things that havent
been done or things that have been done poorly, you cant see God that way.
If a thief enters a shopping mall, all hes looking out for are loopholes in the security.
While one man is busy picking out a perfect birthday gift for his friend, the thief is looking
out for the security cameras, wondering whether anybody can see him; hes looking at
the wrong things. When you walk according to your senses, youll be critical of other
people because youre looking at the wrong things, like that thief in the shopping mall.
Until you begin to look at every man and woman you meet with the eyes of God and
accept them the way God accepts them, you cant live the supernatural life to which
youve been called.
The Bible says, let us follow the Holy Spirits leading in every part of our lives. Then
we wont need to look for honours and popularity, which lead to jealousy and hard
feelings (Galatians 5:25-26 TLB). Take a stand on the right side today, and live free of
offence. ABCDABCD

F U RT H E R S T U DY : G A L AT I A N S 5:16, 24-26

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