Good majority of people don't finish what they start in the way of spiritual goals.
If you make a decision to do something, DO IT.
We like quick fixes. But that's not how God works. Sow, then reap. Takes time for things to grow.
Romans 7:15-21
Before, the law controlled people. Now we have the Holy Spirit to control us.
The difference between flesh and spirit: If God asks us to do something that's hard, we always try to find an easy way around it. Many of us have run around the same mountain over and over and over and we never get anywhere because we're not doing it God's way.
"Flesh"=body and soul (mind, will emotions)
3 Stages to Christianity:
1-Baby Stage: "What can God do for me?"
2-Transition Stage: "What can I do for God?"
3- Mature Son or Daughter of God: reap rewards
The flesh is a gambler. "Maybe I'll be the one to try drugs and not get addicted....."
**God will deliver you by you listening to what He says and then you do what He says. It's not necessarily God coming in and miraculously delivering.**
MIRACLES DON'T MATURE YOU!!
The flesh starts of with a BANG! (Light a 4th of July sparkler and see it sparkle tons....for like 30 seconds. Then it fizzles fast.)
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