First Timothy 6:12, Paul told Timothy that he was going to have to fight the good fight
of faith.
So soldiers fight in a war.
The devil doesn't want us to believe in God, he doesn't ever want us to do the right thing.
You know there is a war going on all the time just between your spirit and your flesh.
Constantly.
The Bible says constantly.
I wish it didn't say constantly.
I wish it said on Friday afternoons.
But there it is, there's a constant battle between spirit and flesh.
You know why?
We're dead to sin, in our newly born again man, we don't want to sin, but sin is not
dead.
I don't want to sin but sin is still after me.
And the Bible says that our flesh is the instrument that the devil works through.
What is your flesh?
It is your body, and what ever part of your soul has not yet been given over to God.
God lives in our spirit and He's always urging us to do what's right.
Satan lives out in the world and he comes against us this way, urging us to do what
is wrong.
You have a wrong thought drop in your head, Jesus rises up, makes you realize you've got
a wrong thought.
Now you have a choice to make.
I'm going to cast that thought down and think something good.
Somebody makes you mad, they hurt your feelings, right away the first thing you feel is hurt,
here comes all the thoughts and all the feelings.
God rises up and says forgive quickly before it takes root in you.
Well, we have the Holy Spirit living in us, to teach you all the time.
To bring things to our remembrance.
I am so grateful that when I need to remember what God has taught me, that the Holy Spirit
brings it to my remembrance.
Let's look at Galatians 5:17.
For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the (Holy) Spirit, and the (desires of the)
Spirit are opposed to the flesh (godless human nature); for they are antagonistic to each
other [continually withstanding and in conflict with each other], so that you are not free
but are prevented from doing what you desire to do.
So, it's not saying that you can't do the right thing, but it means that you won't just
automatically d the right thing and it be real easy all the time.
We get better at some things that others.
I mean there's a lot of things that aren't really a problem for me anymore that used
to be a problem.
But I don't know, if you're like me, you realize there is always something new coming up.
And then sometimes, there's those things you think you've totally conquered, and you haven't
had a problem with for a ling time and all of a sudden it comes back to life, and you're
life, "Where did that come from?
I haven't had a problem with that for a long time."
But I think walking with God is a lot of fun.
It doesn't have to be a burden.
We don't have to think, "Oh this is so hard, you know these battles all the time."
I've just personally come to the point where I just make a game out of it.
It's like a goal to defeat the devil every day.
It's like a goal, to keep the junk out of my mind and to try to get through one hour
without complaining about something.
I still need help in that area.
How about you?
It is amazing how blessed we are and what we can find to complain about.
Why?
Because we are in a war.
But we are soldiers in the Army of God.
And if we fight the way God fights we'll always win.
God is on our side.
Hey come on , you got to get this, the devil is fighting all by himself.
But we've got God on our side.