Old nature versus new Sunday 13th June 2021 'The Spirit and your desires are enemies.' Galatians 5:17 CEV The Bible says: 'If you are guided by the Spirit, you won't obey your selfish desires. The Spirit and your desires are enemies...always fighting each other and keeping you from doing what you feel you should' (Galatians 5:16-17 CEV). Sound familiar? Here are four keys to winning the daily battle between your old and new natures. (1) Be honest. Acknowledge that your flesh will always crave satisfaction in the wrong things - and it never takes a day off. (2) Be humble. Acknowledge that you're powerless to win the battle without God's help. By committing yourself to God, you draw on his strength in those first crucial moments of each test. And your ability to do that will grow as you practise this spiritual discipline. The closer you draw to God, the stronger you become when faced with temptation and trouble. (3) Be disciplined. This is a personal matter; no one else can do it for you. Paul writes, 'Do not let sin control your life here on earth' (Romans 6:12 NCV). If someone else has to restrain you, it doesn't work! (4) Be alert. As a soldier David should have known better, but Satan caught him off guard with his defences down. As a result he ended up committing adultery with Bathsheba, then having her husband put to death to cover it up. Maybe you think these keys don't apply to you. Even Paul, the greatest of the apostles, wrote, 'I keep my body under control and make it my slave, so I won't lose out after telling the good news to others' (1 Corinthians 9:27 CEV). HAPPY SUNDAY. SHALOM!

Your best days are still ahead of you. Be encouraged!

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD, for I hide myself in you. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

I thank and praise God for the lives of our children. I pray they will be filled with Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding to excel in their generation.

You have what it takes and you can do all things through Christ! Phil 4:13

Do not let the mindset of others discourage you from being the best that you can be.

Every day is a gift from God. Don't let what you don't know about the future, destroy the Joy God has for you today.

Babies are such a precious gift. Thank God that He is the author and giver of life! "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb." Psalm 139:13

Lyrics Oh, just one word, You calm the storm that surrounds me Just one word, the darkness has to retreat Oh, just one touch, I feel the presence of heaven Just one touch, my eyes were opened to see…

Dear Lord, help me to remember that nothing is going to happen to me today That You have not allowed!