REPENTANCE-CRUCIFYING THE FLESH

Repentance-crucifying the flesh is necessary because life and the enemy won’t leave us alone! As soon as a potential disconnect from the Lord begins, we start losing the peace of Christ which is meant to rule in our hearts at all times. This loss of peace is the Holy Spirit “throwing a flag on the play,” alerting us that we are being drawn in the wrong direction.

Noticing that loss of peace—and understanding what it means—gives us a choice: We can choose life by seeking to reconnect with our source of new life (Jesus) or we can choose death by continuing to let the temptation gain ground within us. Every fresh challenge or temptation, therefore, presents us with daily opportunities to grow spiritually into Christ or to fall back in reliance upon Self—our old nemesis and former god.

Put It in the Pot!

October 5, 2015

Healing Streams

REPENTANCE-CRUCIFYING THE FLESH, STRONGHOLDS TO OVERCOME

“Let’s put it in the pot!” is a very funny line in the movie Cold Mountain, referring to a rooster which was acting like a barnyard terror and that badly need to be captured and cooked. But it applies to us—that is, anything about us that doesn’t match up with Jesus. The first stage of crucifying the flesh is containment. Realize what shouldn’t be released into the world around you and put it in the pot instead. Are you getting angry…