Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. (KJV)

Are you flesh-consciousness or spirit-consciousness?

Today’s question is good. What does it mean? It is simply asking if you know when you are being ruled by your flesh or by God’s Spirit? How would you know? Here are some examples of how you would act if you were being ruled by your flesh. You would:

• Always have yourself as the center of your actions.
• Do good deeds because you are hoping to be seen and celebrated.
• Respond to situations based on emotion only.
• Say the right thing because the right person is listening, not because it’s in your heart. 
• Do anything (i.e., lie, cheat, steal, kill, etc.) to get what you wanted, even if it meant hurting someone else.

Galatians 5:16 But I say, walk habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance], and then you will certainly not carry out the desire of the sinful nature [which responds impulsively without regard for God and His precepts]. (AMP)

When you walk according to the word, you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. If you accepted salvation, God’s Spirit is in you. Are you able to process this truth? Are you able to embrace this truth: “the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you”? If you can, you will see yourself as God’s image on the earth. Please understand, you are the only God some people will ever experience. With this in mind, do not govern yourself and deal with people according to your flesh. Passing these training tests will carry you far as you war with the enemy, and also as you seek to represent The Father. Those who are babes in Christ, or even those who don’t know Christ, will know if you are approaching them with God’s Spirit in activation (from a real place) or if you are not. They can tell if you are acting exactly like them. 

Luke 6:45 People are known in this same way. Out of the virtue stored in their hearts, good and upright people will produce good fruit. But out of the evil hidden in their hearts, evil ones will produce what is evil. For the overflow of what has been stored in your heart will be seen by your fruit and will be heard in your words. (TPT)

Your heart reveals how much you have allowed the Spirit of God to rule you. You want your actions and your words to cause wonder. How are you able to respond this way? How are you able to do what you’ve done or give the way you do? Whether or not someone asks you; you know you act the way you do because you have the Spirit of God living within you. His Spirit is love.

Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:

Father, in the name of Jesus, I am sorry and repentant because I lived constantly aware of what the devil was doing. Thank You for reminding me not only should I be aware of what You are doing in the world; I should also be aware of what You are doing in me. Thank You for Your Spirit. I thank You for thinking enough of me to send Jesus to die for me. I am excited, amazed, and humbled every time I think about the power that I now have because of salvation. The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead now dwells within me. I thank You, Father God, for the liberty and the grace to allow Your Spirit to shine forth in all of my interactions. As I submit to You, Your Spirit can bring my flesh under subjection. I have the power to refuse what looks right or what feels right according to my flesh or the world’s standards. I submit myself to You. My desire is to glorify You. Continue to mold and shape my life. I want the world to see You through me. I want my life to be a conduit through which You can draw some lost man, woman, boy or girl. I thank You God, for choosing me. I thank You God, for using me. I thank You God, for filling me with Your Spirit…

Ask the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here: