Walk By Faith Until You Can Walk In The Spirit

My walk with God has been complicated. I can remember trying to walk by faith but falling flat on my face several times.I was more of a baby Christian than I had imagined, and was not able to walk by faith for long without falling down because of my sinful desires. Falling down always caused me to loose my joy and often left me feeling depressed and defeated.

I am trying to walk by faith again. The Lord lifted me up and told me to walk by faith. It often seems like the sweet presence of the Holy Spirit is no where near.Then comes boredom and temptations to please myself with some sinful pleasures. I have tasted the peace, love and joy of the Spirit. I know it is real and it is waiting for me if can keep walking by faith. I believe that God has awesome things waiting for us, once we have learned to walk. We need faith the most when we feel like we are walking alone. It is easy to walk when the Lord is within us. It reminds me of that little poem that was written years ago called “Footprints In The Sand”.

 

As for you, my friends, you were called to be free. But do not let this freedom become an excuse for letting your physical desires control you. Instead, let love make you serve one another. For the whole Law is summed up in one commandment: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” But if you act like wild animals, hurting and harming each other, then watch out, or you will completely destroy one another. The Spirit and Human Nature What I say is this: let the Spirit direct your lives, and you will not satisfy the desires of the human nature.For what our human nature wants is opposed to what the Spirit wants, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to what our human nature wants. These two are enemies, and this means that you cannot do what you want to do. ~Galatians 5:13-17 GNT