Have you had your Joy Juice
today? Drinking in the joy of the Lord
makes you want to drink in more and more of His joy!
In
the passage Romans 8:5-6 we read about the desires of the flesh and the desires
of the Spirit. Author Susie Larson
explains the difference:
“Flesh
gives birth to more of the flesh; spirit gives birth to more of God’s
Spirit. Anything born of the flesh is
destined for death (death of our dreams, our peace, our joy, our perspective);
anything born of the Spirit has eternal wings and flies from this life to the
next. This applies to every area of the
believer’s life: our thoughts, our service, our ambitions and our motives. Even
the way we love. If our actions are born
out of our fleshly striving, self-preservation, and unbelief, we’ll cause more
harm than good. But if what we do springs from that abiding place of intimacy
with God, life and peace will abound, in this life and the next.” (Your
Beautiful Purpose)
That
fills my heart with hope, joy and peace! And I pray it touches your heart in
the same way! Our world offers us many kinds of temptations and pleasures. Some are good and others are sinful. Even the good things may not be God’s best
for us. That’s why we need the Spirit’s leading…and why we need to be committed
to God rather than our own fleshly desires.
Let’s pray for each other to be determined
to seek God’s best plan by allowing the Holy Spirit to govern our lives.
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