Walk in the Spirit... is it easy? Welllll... let's see!

John 3:8
The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit

What does it take to be the selfless, loving Christian we desire to be? What do we need to do to stop our selfish, worldly pursuits to do deeds of loving service to God and others?

I think you have to KNOW your identity in Christ. You can't love like Jesus loved until you accept you are in Christ, His divine nature is united with your spirit.

Second, you must begin to crucify daily the old sin-trained flesh and walk in step with who you are: a child of God whose spirit is filled with God's Spirit.

The fact that the Holy Spirit lives in us and that we can live according to His leading is an awesome... but many people don't get it. The problem isn't new. Nicodemus was a lsmart man, but he couldn't understand life in the Spirit. So Jesus told him, "the wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going, so is everyone who is born of the Spirit" (John 3:8). Trying to reduce life in the Spirit to a formula is like trying to capture the wind.

Someone said of walking by the Spirit: "I think we need to pull in the oars and put up the sail!" I like that. When we walk by the Spirit, we stop striving and struggling. We are no longer driven; we are led. "For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God" (Romans 8:14). When we come to the end of our resources, we discover His.

Prayer: Father, help me to set aside human and worldly resources today so I may walk in the strength and adequacy of Your Spirit.