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Showing posts with label flesh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flesh. Show all posts

Monday, May 25, 2009

Signs of walking in the flesh or walking in the Spirit

Ask myself am I like this today---

Am I lusting after, unhappy without, or incomplete without: A person, procession, object, amenity, and or attention?

If yes, I do not have LOVE!

Am I seeking a rush of emotions, seeking an experience more than calm delight?

If yes, I do not have JOY!

Am I filled with worry and fear? Does my mind go back to things that I should leave to God to figure out? Our do I struggle and worry about the future that I cannot change?

If yes, I do not have PEACE!

Am I quickly angered, frustrated by waiting, filled with impatience about my ministry, family, life, or future?

If yes, I do not have LONGSUFFERING!

Am I feeling unkind? Do I feel that it is a burden to be friendly, good and kind. Do I feel that I have the right to be mean and unfeeling?

If yes, I do not have GENTLENESS!

Am I filled with doubt and am I wondering if what God says is true? Do I know the truths of God’s Word and struggle to claim them, or say that they do not apply to my situation? Do I feel that I have to understand, figure out, or control the circumstances of my life, because no one else will?

If yes, I do not have FAITH!

Are my actions, thoughts, words, focused on myself? I am confident because of what I can do or have done, or am I fearful or inactive because of what I cannot do?

If yes, I do not have MEEKNESS!

Am I self-controlled (Spirit-controlled)? Do I seem to have no ability to control lust, appetites, habits, or actions? Do I live by my feeling or wants, and seem to be controlled by them even when I would like to do the right things?

If yes, I do not have TEMPERANCE!

IF I HAVE TO SAY YES TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, THEN THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT FILLING ME ON A REGULAR BASIS, FOR HE PRODUCES THESE FRUITS IN ME!