I was playing a word game recently where you try to guess the five-letter word of the day in six tires or less. When you guess a word if the letters are indeed in the word of the day they will be highlighted. One color if they are in the right position. A different color if they are not.
On this particular day, I played the word FLESH. Only the E was in the correct position. Shuffled the letters in my mind and tried the word SHELF. Bingo!
And it struck me.
It struck me how profound this image was as it pertains to our lives.
When we focus on our FLESH, on our own selfish desires, our lives can be out of order. While one part may seem to be okay, the rest can be chaotic, scattered, out of place.
However! When we put our FLESH on the SHELF and allow Holy Spirit to reign in our lives, order returns, and, in the end, we win the game...of life.
LITTLE LESSON LIFE EXPRESSION
Is your FLESH controlling your life? Or have you put your selfishness, greed, anger, animosity, stubbornness, etcetera on the SHELF and allowed our Loving Lord to lead your life? How would your life be different if you took this action today?
In fact, the mind-set focused on the flesh fights God’s plan and refuses to submit to his direction, because it cannot! For no matter how hard they try, God finds no pleasure with those who are controlled by the flesh. But when the Spirit of Christ empowers your life, you are not dominated by the flesh but by the Spirit. And if you are not joined to the Spirit of the Anointed One, you are not of him. Romans 8:7-9 TPT
So then, beloved ones, the flesh has no claims on us at all, and we have no further obligation to live in obedience to it. For when you live controlled by the flesh, you are about to die. But if the life of the Spirit puts to death the corrupt ways of the flesh, we then taste his abundant life. Romans 8:12-13 TPT
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