WHICH SIDE WILL YOU GO WITH?

The Bible tells us that we have a war going on in our hearts. We have our fleshly nature that wants to give in to our selfish desires. If we are born again, we also have the Holy Spirit of God dwelling in us who is totally opposed to the flesh. The question is, to which one are we going to yield? The flesh, or the Spirit?

Our continual choices make a huge difference in the way we mother and also the atmosphere of our home. When we yield to the flesh--selfishness, anger, impatience, and the pride of life, etc. it doesn't make a very happy atmosphere, does it?. However, when we yield to the Holy Spirit we have His power to walk in the fruits of the Holy Spirit--love, joy, longsuffering etc.

Isn't it wonderful that we have the power of the Holy Spirit residing within us to help us combat the desires of the flesh? We could never do it on our own, but we have no excuse when we have the Holy Spirit within us.

Here's the Scripture: "But I say, live by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh. For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to each other" (Galatians 5:16-17 NET). The Amplified version says they are "antagonistic" to one another.

May God help each one of us to yield to the Holy Spirit today.

Love from Nancy Campbell