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\nMatthew 4:1\u00a0 <\/span>Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>John 14:30<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Hebrews 2:18<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Hebrews 4:15-16<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.\u00a0\u00a0Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Psalms 143:10<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Isaiah 48:16-17<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there.\u201d And now the Lord GOD has sent me, and his Spirit.\u00a0\u00a0Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: \u201cI am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>Galatians 5:16<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
There is no way anyone can\u00a0fulfill the lust of the flesh<\/b>\u00a0as they\u00a0walk in the Spirit<\/b>. The two simply don\u2019t go together. The Holy Spirit doesn\u2019t move in us to gratify our fallen desires and passions, but to teach us about Jesus and to guide us in the path of Jesus.\u00a0This<\/i>\u00a0is the key to righteous living \u2013 walking in the Spirit, not trying to live with desires for the fleshly and Spirit.\u00a0 <\/span>We try to do this, don\u2019t we?\u00a0 <\/span>We have certain areas of fleshly and worldly desires that we secretly tuck away into corners of our minds.\u00a0 <\/span>We seek to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in what we deem appropriate and do not expose these secret passions, vises, addictions, pleasures, or wants and we can also hide, greed, hate, envy, fear, anger, or pride.\u00a0 <\/span>We don\u2019t allow the Holy Spirit\u2019s quiet whispers to penetrate our minds in these areas.\u00a0 <\/span>For some reason, we hang on to them but deny that we are. And then, there is Satan ready to tempt us with the very things we think we have control over. We may say that is just who I am or how I was raised or some other way to justify allowing them space in our lives.\u00a0 <\/span>There is no middle ground where we can stand firm. There is no possible way to be open to being led by the Holy Spirit and try to keep areas of our lives unyielded to the very leading that will draw us closer to a life that honors and glorifies Jesus Christ in all we say think and do. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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