{"id":963,"date":"2022-06-05T18:58:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T22:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/?p=963"},"modified":"2023-08-06T03:00:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T08:00:50","slug":"freedom-life-in-the-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standingfirminfaith.com\/blog\/freedom-life-in-the-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom &#8211; Life In The Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8216;But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 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As this applied to John, it also applies to us. Our lives should begin to change, and the fruit of that change should be: <strong>LOVE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8216;\u201cTeacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?\u201d Jesus replied: \u201c\u2006\u2018Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.\u2019 This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: \u2018Love your neighbor as yourself.\u2019 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.\u201d &#8216; Matthew 22:36-40<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>But living like this is a battle, and the battleground is the 6 inches between our ears. We will find ourselves at odds with the very &#8220;natural&#8221; way of the flesh and the &#8220;supernatural&#8221; way of the Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question is, how can we become more in alignment with the Spirit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What we focus on tends to manifest in our lives. So the first place to start would be: God&#8217;s Word. If we are not in the Word of God daily, the struggle will almost be impossible for us. At best, our lives and understanding will be frustrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8216;Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. \u201cI am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. &#8216; John 15:4-5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Apart from me you can do nothing.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s look at this logically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gospel of John starts off this way: <strong>&#8220;In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Word of God will have a &#8220;supernatural&#8221; effect on those who are called to follow Jesus, but that effect will only happen when we actively engage with the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have had full verses come into my mind while interacting with others that have changed the course of the initial way of would have handled the situation on my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studying the Word of God is essential if we are going to have a working relationship with the Spirit of God. It is a must. I would suggest that there is a problem if the desire to be in God&#8217;s Word is not in the heart of someone who is genuinely saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the desire to be in God&#8217;s Word is missing from you presently, get on your knees before God and ask Him to make it a desire of your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As this becomes a spiritual habit in your life, the words on these pages will affect how you think, and your thinking will affect what you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8216; \u201cIf you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever\u2014 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. 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