Romans 7:13-25
One obstacle of walking in the Divine Will of Christ is submitting to our flesh. We often hear this but what exactly does this mean? What is the "flesh" exactly? Galatians 5:17 says, "For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh." Then it goes on to list characteristics of the flesh. It is still possible to fall into the temptation of these acts once we become saved. The difference is before we were saved we practiced these things or did them habitually. Once we came to Christ we obtained God's Divine Will. This will comes with boundaries that were not present in our lives before. The characteristics of this will and of the Holy Spirit include, "...love, joy, peace, forbearance...", among others. These conflicting ideals create the battle of the two Wills. You have to begin to feed the spirit of God within you. You can begin to do this by studying the word of God, surrounding yourself with others who are attempting to walk in the same direction. It is a process and it isn't an easy one by any means but walking in the favor of God makes the process worth more than we can imagine.
Be Well,
Pastors Hines
