Depending On Him Alone

 To live the spiritual life that God requires of all His children means that we should be willing to submit to His will and authority, in every situation we meet. In all our day-by-day dealings, we are to remain submissive to His leadings and obedient to His corrections, trusting His Word, listening to His voice, and Depending On Him Alone. We are not to rely on our own human abilities, actions, intuition, and strength, but only do those things that we hear from Him.
 The spirit and the flesh work in opposition to each other. They lust against one another and are totally incompatible one with the other. Our regenerated human spirit and our old sinful fleshly nature will remain bitter enemies and in conflict with each other, throughout our earthly life. But through the resurrected life of Christ, we have been given the means to walk by the Spirit so that we will not carry out the desires of our old, sinful, fleshly nature.
 Overcoming the lust of the flesh is found in Jesus Christ. He alone has given us the power to overcome the desires of the flesh and it is achieved as we walk in spirit and truth, in submission to the Holy Spirit of Christ.
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You that You have given us  regenerated human spirits, and the power to live our lives in spirit and truth. We pray that, day by day, we may walk by the means of the Spirit and submit to His leading and guidance. Help us to listen to His voice, submit to His will, and be obedient to His correction so that we will not succumb to the desires of the flesh but rather walk in newness of life. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN.