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    What does it mean to truly walk by the Spirit? I believe it means being in tune with Jesus' and being open to His will for our lives. Jesus' loves a heart that is willing to go where He leads. When we learn to trust Him is when we are truly open to being used by Him in big ways. How can He use anyone who won't follow His voice? I urge you today to lay down your selfish ambitions and take up your cross to follow Jesus. He is leading us to an eternal paradise and it is our purpose on earth to glorify Him and bring others along with us on the journey upwards. Open up your spirit to receive what He is telling you and where He is leading you. The world can be changed if we all simply tune in, listen, and obey His will.

Galatians 5:25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (NIV)

John 14:15 If you love me, you will keep my commandments. (ESV)

1 John 3:24 Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. (ESV)

John 10:14, 27 "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me... My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." (NIV)

Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." (NIV)

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