Judges 10-11, Psalms 83, Galatians 5
What God said to me – So how are you to walk in a world that is consumed by deeds of the flesh – immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions and on and on? It is not easy when it is all around you in the media and in the people you meet and deal with every day. The only way to do it is to walk by My Spirit and not give in to the flesh. It is so much easier to respond with insult for insult and anger for anger and crassness for crassness. It takes self-control and diligence and commitment to continuously seek Me and to walk in My Spirit – to bite your tongue and respond with love and kindness – to stop and pray and seek My direction in the midst of a heated encounter. Remember they sin because they are sinners – it’s their nature and they don’t have My Spirit to control them – but you do. Some may walk all over you when you respond this way, but a few will be drawn to Me as they see My Spirit living in you.