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Stepping with the Spirit

    When we are born again we become a new creation. The Bible tells us that our flesh is crucified just as Jesus was. That is a complete change! Our entire lifestyle should change when we meet Jesus because we are no longer living in our flesh, but by our Spirits. Why then, do we continue to look at the world purely through the eyes of our flesh?

     When you get your Spirit born inside of you, the way you see everything should change. No longer do you see only what's in front of you, but you begin to see through the eyes of Jesus. You see what is under the surface. Your Spirit is keenly aware of what is going on around you. Whether its avoiding a dangerous situation, having compassion for a stranger, or even just seeing what Jesus sees in others.

    Once you have been born again, you have are to keep in step with His Spirit. That means staying in tune with Jesus. Talk to Him and ask Him for His divine insight. Seek out the gifts He has already promised you by His word. Fix your eyes on Him and you will begin to see life from a completely different perspective.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (ESV)

Galatians 5:24-25 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (NIV)

Galatians 5:16-18 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. (NIV)

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