Walking in the Spirit: Faithfulness and Self-Control

The truth is, if we don't put to death the deeds of the body, either we put them to death or it would put us in a bad place, right? It's either or. And so this scripture reminds me that the fruit of self -control is when you, I, decide to put to death the desires of the flesh. And the only way to do that is to do it by the Spirit. No self -help book is going to help you. No 30 -second reel of how to organize the kitchen is going to, like, no, no tick -tock. It's by the Spirit of God walking with Him hand in hand. [00:43:01] (32 seconds)  #SpiritLedSelfControl

We don't go by our feelings. We walk by faith, not by sight. Come on, let's keep walking. Let's keep walking. I know it's busy right now. I know right now that there's danger all around. There's sickness. There's threats of danger. But walk with me, and I will protect you. I will carry you through. The fruit of the Spirit doesn't come from my production. It comes from him. It's the proof of the Spirit working in your life. [00:48:27] (25 seconds)  #WalkByFaith

The fruit of the spirit is not for you. The spirit is for you, but the fruit that he produces through you is not for you. It's for others to taste and see the Holy Spirit at work within you. A tree doesn't eat its own fruit, nor do you eat your own fruit. What are you feeding those around you? What type of fruit are they picking off the tree of your life? [00:50:28] (24 seconds)  #FruitForOthers

People are eating off of our life. And it's a sobering reminder. It's a sobering thought to know that what I do just doesn't affect me. It doesn't affect you. It affects everyone around us. Your faithfulness and self -control affects everyone. [00:52:42] (17 seconds)  #ImpactOfFaithfulness

Accountability feels like an attack when you're not ready to accept the responsibility of your actions. Ouch. Right? And there's a phrase here that I think just came up. We're going to show it again. Everyone wants to be discipled, but nobody likes to be disciplined. [01:01:02] (16 seconds)  #DisciplineOverComfort

``Sin will take you further than you ever wanted to go, and keep you longer than you ever wanted to stay. And having people in your life that can shake you, that can challenge you, and bring it to the light of Jesus so your family can move forward, you can move forward, and be the man or the woman of God he's called you to be. [01:02:50] (27 seconds)  #LightOverSin

It's the little compromises when I don't feel like doing that, or I don't want to do this. The little things that lead to the big things. Small, big doors swing on little, or small hinges. Let me say that again. Big doors swing on small hinges. [01:03:30] (15 seconds)  #SmallHingesBigDoors