by Camilla DeFaria
Some days, it’s hard to know if we’re going in the right direction. Are we
being led by the Spirit or by the flesh? As Christians, especially if we’ve
walked with God for a while, we like to think we’ve outgrown the
influence of the flesh. When we hear that word, flesh, our minds often
rush to the obvious: lust, sexual immorality, and visible sin. But that
might just be a smoke screen.
More often, the flesh shows up in subtle, sneaky ways. It is not always
abominable; sometimes it is almost invisible. It looks like fear,
insecurity, comparison, jealousy, pride, victim mentality, or a lack of
motivation. It looks like hyper-focusing inward, on what our hands can
do instead of what God has already done. It looks like trusting our
earthly resources more than God’s limitless power. It looks like worrying
about what others think of us instead of living out who God says we
are.
Even when we know all the right truths about God’s greatness, His
power, and our redemption, we still struggle to live like it. There is a gap
between what we believe and how we behave. And that is where Jesus
meets us. He is the bridge between our head knowledge and our daily
choices.
The joy of the Lord is our strength. When we remember what Jesus
went through so we could live with resurrection power and have the
Holy Spirit dwelling in us every single day, our perspective shifts.
The big changes do not happen all at once. They come through small,
quiet choices. Turning to Him again and again. With every choice, we
steer closer to Kingdom living and farther from walking by sight. These
choices, though tiny in the moment, accumulate. And over time, they
will make a huge shift in how we walk on this earth. Not as those bound
by fear, but as children of the Most High God. Like royalty. Like priests.
With authority.
So this is my prayer for today:
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23–24)
Not my thoughts, Lord. Yours. Let me live for Your glory.
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