How to Walk as a Christian – part 1

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As believers, we are called and commanded to “Walk in the Spirit.” It’s not just a nice phrase, but a daily invitation to live a life empowered by God!

In Galatians 5, the Apostle Paul encourages us to walk in the Spirit in your Christian life. By choosing to constantly and consistently develop a walk with the power of the Holy Spirit, we will by default, not fulfill the desires of the flesh.

Walking in the Spirit means that you must yield your life to the Holy Spirit guiding your steps with His power. It’s choosing to live according to God’s will and by God’s Word, rather than giving in to sinful temptations. When we surrender to God’s Spirit, our lives are transformed from the inside out. We will begin to bear the spiritual fruit that reflects Christ’s character.

These things, as fruit, will be produced and flow out of our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

An important fact is that your flesh – the self-willed life – and the Holy Spirit, are in constant conflict. By choosing to disobey God’s command to “Walk in the Spirit,” by default we are in sin, because we are walking in the weakness of the sinful, fallen nature.

But God wants us to walk and live in the New Nature in Christ! The good news is that through Jesus Christ, we have the power to overcome our weaknesses and temptations to sin. The Spirit enables us to say no to sin and yes to righteousness.

Walking in the Spirit is not a single choice but continuous, daily decisions to grow forward with God’s Supernatural strength. It requires prayer, reading and applying God’s Word, and staying sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s promptings. When we walk this way, we experience freedom in Christ. Not a freedom to sin, but a freedom from sin’s power over us.

Do you desire to live a victorious Christian life? Then start by inviting the Holy Spirit to lead you every day. Trust in God’s strength, and watch how He transforms your heart and His Living Water will flow out and impact people around you.