WALKING IN THE SPIRIT: Is it really necessary?
"This I say then, walk in the spirit and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh" -Galatians 5 vs 16
The instruction to walk in the spirit in the above scripture isn't a mere suggestion, its a necessity. Why?
a.) Because nature(or your flesh) naturally tends to chaos and always needs a force to bring order to it. The Holy Spirit is that Force and
b.) Because we are basically spirits living in a mortal body.
Yes, you are a spirit with an amazing ability to operate both in the spiritual and physical realm. This understanding alone can bring a lot of amazing changes in your life if you can grasp it.
I actually like how Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola put it in his book "Oration On The Dignity Of Man". According to him,after God created all creatures, He conceived of another, a sentimental being who would appreciate all His works but there was no longer room in the chain of being; all the possible slots from angels to worms had been filled. So God created man such that he had no specific slot in the chain. Instead, man were capable of learning from and imitating any existing creature. When man philosophizes, he ascends the chain of being towards the angels and communes with God but when he fails to exercise his intellect(the knowledge gained from his communion with God),he vegetates.
Now, I would like to believe that what Pico meant by philosophizing was "man being in touch with his higher self(his spirit being)" since this is the channel via which God communicates his purposes to man.
You see, the challenges that we face in our christian walk, particularly as regards the lust of the flesh will naturally cease to speak in our lives if we maintain a close relationship with the Holy Spirit.
How can we do that? It starts with a desire on your part. The beautiful thing about the Holy Spirit is that all He needs is an invitation. Just tell Him you want Him and leave the rest to Him. You will be amazed at what He would do to you and through you.
I should know, I am a living testament to the amazing power of the Holy Spirit. Please invite Him today.