TIME

Another year has past, yet nothing in terms of eternity. Time is man made for ordering life and seasons. Without time it is difficult to order things and make plans and set goals. All this needs a concept of time. God is not ordered by time because He is timeless. How can a time bound world cope with a timeless God? Yet God did intervene in history by sending His Son and His birth divided time into before and after His birth. Man is driven by time because death hounds him throughout his life. No one has control of this and so time is so important to man. One ages through time and many deadlines are made according to time. Wars are made and done through the occupation of time. Time controls our lives and dictates when we eat and sleep. What a freedom to be living with eternity in mind. I am just passing through life on earth as my eternal life is in heaven. This is what Jesus came to achieve for many to be in His Kingdom for eternity. This is what it means to have eternal life. This changes everything for time is no more your master but your servant. Treat time as your servant and you will not fret over things. When death knocks at your door, you know that this is not the end but the beginning of another life. Hallelujah.

PRAY IN TONGUES

Hear the word of the Lord calling you to spend time praying in tongues. He wants His people to stop discussing and start praying His will into being. When you pray in tongues you will direct your prayers straight to the throne. You bypass your understanding and connect directly with His throne of grace. The devil cannot obstruct your prayers for they are carried by His Spirit. Earthly languages do not have the same power as heavenly languages. Why pray in an earthly language with human understanding when you can pray in the spirit the will of God. There is no need for critical thinking for when you pray in tongues you will pray the will of God into a situation. God will answer directly as if you are speaking to Him directly and not through a third person. All you need is faith to believe, what you pray, will come to pass. God will not leave you ignorant of what you pray as He will provide information and clarity.

YOU ARE HIS BRIDE

How good is the Lord and how precious are His words. I will rejoice in the Lord and His ways. His words will enable you to control your emotions. Many are the thoughts and feelings you will experience each day but when the Lord is in control then nothing can upset you. Everything is committed to the Lord. Full surrender to Him leads to full possession by Him. Now he who touches you will be judged by the Lord. It is a fiery business with the Lord. He burns up all the dross. There is no space for negative thinking as all that is of the flesh will be burnt up. Holiness will abide in the temple of the Lord. He is holy and He resides in you. You are the temple of the Lord. You are the church and His church is His bride for whom He is coming for. So prepare yourself for His coming is soon. Everything else will burn and disappear but those washed in the blood will remain. So be watchful and pray and do not give into the evil one. He is a defeated foe and will find his rest in hell.

BELIEVE HIS WORD IN YOU

Believe in the Lord and live. He is alive and when I trust Him then He comes through for me. No amount of proof is sufficient for your righteousness is like filthy rags. So no one can come to the Lord through his works. Only the blood of Jesus is sufficient to cleanse and to heal. This is what will cause you to stay humble before others because you know that apart from the Lord you are nothing. In the Lord you are a victor and a warrior. All things belong to you because you belong to Him. In this is your salvation now because you are in Him and He is in you. The Holy Spirit who lives within you marks you as present. Now you know what is real and will not give room for any negativity. All negativity is of the flesh or the devil. You cannot justify any negativity. It may force itself upon you as truth but they are lies. What His word says about you is truth. Everything else is lies. You are a new creation in Him and you live and move in Him. Therefore do not give into the power of lies but let His word empower you. Success is yours already because the victor lives in you. The enemy of your soul will try and provoke you. You will remain firm and steady because His word keeps you in Him. The clouds will come and go and you will remain standing.

SEE DIFFERENCE AS POTENTIAL FOR BEAUTY

God has made you the way you are and He has a purpose for this. It is not surprising to see how others who are different will see you differently. This is how each is made for a purpose. So don’t resist them but accept their difference. In this way you will not waste your energy in changing them but learn from their different ways. God is a God of variety just as the birds of the field and snakes in the grass. Each is made different and once you accept the difference then you will work on how you can capitalise on the difference. Be content on who you are then you can accept others for who they are. Difference is what makes life beautiful. Love is the glue that keeps the difference together. Without love only separation is possible. This is why what the world needs more then anything is love. Love gives and does not count the cost for love understands that there is a cost in giving. However love also knows that life flows when you give. Life becomes stale and putrid in an atmosphere of negativity or unlove. Love is the attitude that makes the world go round. All other emotions and attitudes cause love to be dampened. God is love and in Him love will thrive. He is the Alpha and Omega. Man finds himself in Him. In His Spirit is life and His Spirit sows love. Walk in His Spirit and love will flow automatically. Whichever Spirit possesses you will control you.

LISTEN TO HIS VOICE IN OTHERS

Happy is the man who is separated to the Holy Spirit. His heart cry is to be led by the Spirit in all areas of his life. The voice of the Holy Spirit grows louder within him. He cherishes His voice above all other voices. He yearns to hear only His voice. All other voices dim to the background. He is able to forth tell and foretell as the Spirit reveals His mind. God’s spirit roams the earth to reveal His mind to those who wait on Him. God’s spirit is within you to enable you to hear Him. He comes as a clear voice within you. You will have no confusion but sudden clarity as what you should do. The devil produces confusion. The flesh seeks its own pleasure. Those whose hearts are burdened for souls will hear God, for God desires that many be saved. God is at work in the world to rescue those who are perishing. God’s heart is for the poor, for the poor have nothing but Him. He provides for them in mysterious ways. The proud and the rich have their ears stuffed with things and cannot hear God. Look for His Spirit in people and you will communicate differently with them. His Spirit is in them even when they do not know it. It is to awaken His Spirit within them that Jesus came. Man was created in His image for this very purpose, to have communion with Him. Close your ears to these other voices and listen to His voice in others.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS

The gift of Jesus is the greatest gift any person can receive. He gives eternal life and what greater gift is there then His own life in exchange for yours. This is a wonder and an amazing plan that God designed, to reverse the tide of death that Satan brought into the world. His selfishness to be like God was reversed by God’s selflessness in sending His own Son as a sacrifice. This is the good news of Christmas. Many hear but don’t believe. This is the sadness of our time. Let His light shine brightly through you to touch others in darkness. Only in this way will the world be redeemed. The world is taken up with form and content while the child born 2000 years ago came to give His Spirit. His Spirit is eternal and lives on after the form is gone. You are in this world for a time but in the spirit you too live forever. What a gift to live forever with Him. Now all that is of form diminishes in importance as the formless takes over your life. His Spirit in you is your hope of glory. Rejoice and be glad today for you have received the gift of eternal life.

FAITHFULNESS

Faithfulness is the key to longevity. Being faithful is a mark of a disciple. He is faithful to the end because he knows whom he has believed in and is persuaded that nothing can take him away from it. I know whom I believe in and am persuaded that He will keep what I have committed till that final day. This is what will keep you faithful. He is faithful who has called you into His fold. He watches you like a mother hen who watches over her chicks. He enfolds you in His love and His banner over you is love. What an atmosphere to live under His banner of love. There is no darkness here for all is light. Where there is love there is no space for darkness. He came as the light of the world to light up the world which was in darkness. Man in darkness strove to rule and control each other. Their darkened minds gave into their dark desires. Fear controlled them and so they took up their swords to defend their darkness. Light came into the world and love began to change the hearts of man that they seeing the light were saved from the darkness of their soul. Oh come, oh come holy light and light up the world once again with you light so many may see and be saved.

ILLUSIONS

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and not in his own strength. The Lord is His keeper and his provider. When your heart is right before God and man then there is nothing to fear. No fear of man can overcome you. God is on your side and you will not be manipulated by forces outside you. You will remain firm and steady because your feet are planted on the rock of ages. He is your rear guard and you will never be caught by surprise. He goes before you and leads you by His right hand. How good it is to be present in the Lord and absent in the body. The body is just housing for your spirit. The body will not limit you because you have access to His Spirit. His Spirit in you confirms you. Now you realise that illusions control this life. When you realise this then you have come to a place where nothing matters anymore that appeared important before. They are all illusions. Why hold on to illusions when the real lives in you. This consciousness will so propel you forward because now you will not allow these illusions to control you. Illusions of the past and the future are what cause a lot of harm to the soul. Be free from these by treating them as illusions of your mind. Now you are connected to the real which is now. A paralysed body is an illusion. This is why bodies can be healed and reformed once you realise it is an illusion. Pain is an illusion, a perception based on what you think it is. Pain can be transformed when you realise it is just a perception. This is how hypnosis works to change your perception from what you think it is to something else. Now you realise that all that you see is just that, an illusion. Your life is an illusion till you come face to face with it and realise it for what it is. Most people live in this illusion and die in it. Time and space are an illusion. What a waste of a life that has chased after an illusion only to find that it was a false perception.

GLORY IN THE LORD

The presence of Jesus allows you to venture into areas you would never go before. He leads you through paths to enable you to exercise faith in Him for the task. He will enable you to do it. He calls you by name and He has given you a name that endears you to Him. He identifies each one of His children by name. A name is personal and it calls forth the real you into being. Being is the core of your identity. When He calls you, He equips you. His calling always leads to equipping. Therefore do not fret or worry about what you will say or do. He is in control of everything. He has led you this far and you can trust Him to lead you on. He is your Father and friend and in Him you are safe and secure. Believe in Him and you will be rewarded. What reward do I seek but to glorify you, O Lord. I have everything I need, health, wealth and a bright future. I just want to praise you all the days of my life as I am so grateful for your mercy and grace that follows me all the days of my life. I will glory in you and your works as I surrender all to you. A dead man desires nothing because he is dead to all and alive only to what pleases his heavenly Father. A dead man lives for others and never for himself. His needs are secondary to the needs of others. His bread and water is to see that others are fed and filled. Selfishness leads to ruin. Selflessness leads to abundance.

SUPERNATURAL POWER

In these last days many are feeling hopeless but hope in the Lord will shine brighter then ever. He is the hope of the nations. In Him alone is there everlasting life. Why put your trust in anything else then the man who said, I am the way the truth and the life. He who believes in me, rivers of living water will flow out of him. He is living and He is able to bring life to dead bones. In the twinkling of an eye all will be changed. This is why all that you see is just an illusion. When you believe this, then you can believe that what you desire will come forth in a second. When you connect with Him then what is impossible becomes possible. What appeared to be dying comes alive. What appears to be hopeless becomes alive and well. This is why you can expect change in the material when you tap into the spiritual. When you allow your mind to enter into the spiritual then what appears like an illusion becomes real. The real is felt in the material world but is sustained by the spiritual world. This world invades and inhabits the physical world. Jesus came in the form of a human body so that we could see and touch Him. God is invisible but He chose to come in human form to enable us to reach Him through our senses. Now we can enter in and touch Him through Jesus and live a life of supernatural power. Anything is possible to a man who believes. Water changed into wine, walking on water, transmutation and transference.

REACH OUT AND BE BLESSED

God is good and all my desires are fulfilled in Him. The flesh always thinks of self and no one else. In God you are always thinking of others and their need. A conversion from a self centred gospel to a Christ centred gospel will usher in revival. Christ came for the sinner and not for the saint. It is sinners that need a Saviour and not the righteous. Therefore when you find yourself going inward, go outward and see the need around you. The needs around you should keep you alive and vibrant. Death comes in when you go inward. The flesh always drives you inward for it is self seeking. Go out and you will see that there is so much need and there is so much to give. Your soul becomes fulfilled as you give so that others can rejoice. Christ came to fulfil the mission to save those who are lost that many may enjoy His freedom and eternal life. He has come that you may have life and that abundantly. Therefore reach out to others and see how your life will take a different path and you will attract abundance to you. The key to abundance is to reach out and bless others. All your needs are met in Christ and so all you have to do is to reach out and give out.

HE LIVES

Because He lives we have hope for tomorrow. This is so powerful. Jesus rose from the dead and He lives today and because He lives I can believe anything is possible. He has changed history by reversing the cycle of death that man can now live forever in Him. He planted the seed that has everlasting life in my soul. Now I can see and believe that all things are possible in Him. In Him converts the negative into positive, death into life, poverty into riches and disease into healing. He has made all things new. I am a new creation in Him. In Him I can laugh and dance. He lives in me and what is around me has no effect on what is in me. Therefore I will invest in my inheritance that lasts forever. I will share my joy and peace that others too may come into this inheritance in Him. All power is given to you from heaven. Go now and preach the gospel, the good news that He is alive and is able to save all who call on His Name. His Name is above all other names and in Him all things hold together. He is the Creator of the worlds and all is held by Him. Once He removes His hand of mercy all things will crash into oblivion.

FAMILIES

Families are an essential part of society. A family is the basis for the ongoing survival of human beings. Human beings need a family to survive. They are nurtured and loved within families. There is nothing that can replace a family. This is why the family is being attacked. Alternative forms of family are being tried. Conflicts will occur as long as individuals have a say. A family that is a mass will degenerate because it has no voice. A voiceless family lives in a vacuum. It cannot deal with outside pressures. It will succumb to outside pressures. Nothing can replace a family. Other forms of support can provide some relief but cannot replace a family. There is a biological and emotional bond that keeps a family together. This bond is rooted in a covenant relationship between a man and his wife. This relationship binds the individuals under God and is a spiritual union. Although this union is primary in this world it also is vital for spiritual nourishment and in eternity. Families that grow together will nourish each other and help each other. Many do not have a family because of break ups. This is not the ideal but God has a purpose for each family. Invest in your family and reap benefits in years to come.

FIRE BURNING CHRISTIANS

Many come to Jesus but few are prepared to go all the way. This is what leads to compromise and decline in faith. Faith born in fire will produce fire burning disciples. This is why those from persecuted nations see miracles everyday. You need to be born in fire to produce fire burning Christians. The world will reject you but this is part of the course. How can the world like you when you are burning and causing others to burn as well. Fire and light go together. The greater the fire, the brighter the light. Burn for Jesus and become as pure gold. Gold that has been refined is precious because it is purified by fire. So also when you go through trials and tribulations remember that this is part of the process of refinement. The gospel without the Cross is empty. The Cross defines you as the one who is prepared to die for your faith. The Cross is a sign of judgement as well as peace. Judgement to those who reject the gospel and peace to those who receive the free gift of salvation. What a paradox? It is this paradox that causes many to fail and fall. God’s grace and judgement are two sides of the same coin. Just as good and evil coexist so also the path to heaven is ridden with joys and tribulations. Why do good people suffer? This is because in the flesh and in this world both good and evil co-exist. Choose good and good will be attracted to you. Choose the way of love and love will come your way. Give and it will be given to you, pressed down and overflowing.

SUPERNATURAL MIND

God is faithful and His followers must be faithful. Faithful means to follow suit. It means keeping the faith even during hard times. It means holding on even when the way gets tough. It means living life to the full even when everything seems hopeless. This is the faith which will triumph. You need this kind of faith to break through and break out of your prison. The mind will follow your decision. Your mind will attract what you desire. Your mind has the capability of going beyond the limits of your brain. Your mind is above all physical structures. Your mind is the portal of entry into the supernatural. Therefore train your mind to think big and it will attract abundance. A poverty ridden mind will go nowhere. You have to link your faith with your works and your works become supernatural works. When you limit your ability to the natural then what you get is natural. When you link your ability to the supernatural then your works are supernatural. Miracles and healings come from works of faith in the supernatural. Operate in the supernatural and your life will enter the dimension of the miraculous.

HEAVENLY MIND SET

Heaven on earth is when peace is experienced on earth as it is in heaven. The Lord’s prayer finishes with your Kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. God’s will in heaven is for love and peace to prevail, so we should expect the same on earth. There is no illness or disease in heaven. We should expect this on earth as we implement His will on earth. Therefore whatever is in heaven is possible on earth when His people will it. God wills it and so it is up to us now to will it. When we do not will God’s will, then Satan will impress his will on us. Today go out and implement God’s will and see how love and peace will prevail on earth as it is in heaven. The heavenly mind set is what is required to operate on earth as it is in heaven. I have His mind set because I am seated in heavenly places with Christ. My feet are on the earth and therefore only I can implement His will on earth. When I catch this vision then my whole talk and walk will be heavenly. Come Holy Spirit and burn this message into me.

GOLD THAT WILL NOT PERISH

Pleasant and precious is the Lord and His Name is above all other names. He is to be praised for He is your life and meaning and purpose for living. Without Him everything is but an existence. Nothing seems to have any meaning. Whatever purpose you have is just for now and will pass. However in Him all you do is for eternity and with this purpose in mind you lead your life. His purpose becomes your purpose. Live with this mission that your only reason for living is to fulfil His purposes. In this way life will never be a bore but a mission for life. His will becomes your will and He will work through you. When His life flows through you then His energy will propel you. Everything becomes an adventure in Him. This is where faith comes in to help you to believe and not doubt because you are on His mission. His mission is for life eternal and not just for this life. What a purpose and what a mission for the lost. A man who finds Him finds gold that will never perish. What is precious on earth is nothing compared to His riches in heaven.

LIVING WATER

Come to the river that never dries up. It is a river that flows from an eternal source. Earthly rivers do dry up as their source is not eternal. Why feed on the water that dries up and leaves you thirsty. Drink from the eternal streams that give living water that gives eternal life. Choose which water you will feed on. The earthly honours never last. Heavenly honours last forever. Therefore sow for eternal good and not just to fulfil earthly desires. The desires of the flesh are always centred on self or for earthly gain. You know a man by his hearts desires. If he is aiming for souls then his desires are for the eternal salvation of souls. If he only desires earthly honours to be rich and favourable then his desires are earthly. Man’s desires will be fulfilled whether earthly or heavenly. The Lord will grant you all the desires of your heart. Therefore trust the Lord and never take your eyes off Him for a second. When the Spirit, soul and body work together in unison, then you will come quickly to fulfil your desires. It is when your heart is right with God that your desires will be fulfilled. Therefore centre on Him and you will find your vessels filled and overflowing for His glory. His glorious presence will stem all evil and they will flee at the Name of Jesus. His blood and word is sufficient to overcome all illness and disease and set you free to be.

REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS

Precious are the moments you have with the Lord. He is your Maker and your everlasting friend. In Him you have all things you need to live. He is able to translate you into glory anytime He wants to. You need to be present at all times so that He can communicate His riches to you. In Him are everlasting stores of riches which never fade. He is able to lead you and guide you through every trial and tribulation. Don’t look to the adulations of man but be fixed in your purpose in Him. He has called you and will confirm you. Every moment in the Lord is a precious moment. In Him you can rejoice till your heart is content. In Him is righteousness and joy. In Him is love everlasting. What more do you need as you live and work in the Lord? He has given you His own Spirit to dwell in you. He is your source and resource and you will have all you need for every task you face. Therefore praise Him and never take your eyes off Him for a moment. In Him your mind will be still and your whole being will resonate with His love. Therefore praise the Lord always and rejoice in His strength.

LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING

Love is a dynamic force that can overcome all evil. This is exemplified by Jesus death on the Cross. It was love that ultimately won the battle with evil. Nothing has changed. The only solution to evil is love. Love your enemies is a command and not just a suggestion. There is no other way to win this loveless world. Only love will do and will last. Lust will not last and it only gives you temporary pleasure. There is no other way to win the lost then through self sacrificial love. Love has no limits and no boundaries. It freely receives and freely gives. The love of God is tangible and real. His love is unconditional and therefore when you receive His love it penetrates into the depth of your being and heals you. What sin has done can only be reversed through His love. Love understands and allows you to be free rather then be bound. When a person feels loved they will do anything for you. When you experience God’s love then nothing is too hard. Everything becomes a joy. Even your enemies will become your friends.

TOUCH

Praise God who sends his angels to minister to you. People are touched in many ways and they respond in many ways. Your role is to reach out and touch others in His Name. When you touch others then He touches them through you. Imagine how many souls are touched through you as you touch others. Touch is a powerful vehicle of transference. Jesus touched people and they received part of Him. God touches you and you then transfer His touch to others. This is how healing occurs. When you believe that you are His touch and eyes and ears then you too will touch, so God can touch others through you. Now reach out and stretch forth your hands and touch others. Children will feel your touch and His peace will fill them. They need His peace and His love and all the fruits of the Spirit can be transmitted through touch. Today I anoint your hands with my hands and you will find that whatever you touch will receive His anointing. Believe this and see His works as He touches others through you.

TRANSFORMATION

Magnificent is He who comes in the Name of the Lord and gives freely to those in need. Many are the woes of those who despise good things and cherish the evil things of this world. Evil will always be with you as long as you are alive. This is what Jesus had to deal with, the devil and his companions. They will always be around to sow discord. You are the light of the world just as Jesus is the light of the world. He shines through you because He resides in you. Imagine the potential you have within you to live like a saint because His Holy Spirit lives in you. This is the gospel, the good news that you have been saved to tell. When the world hears this they will turn from their wicked ways and be saved. Salvation is not a private thing but a lifestyle which will affect others. The religious will want to keep it private for religion is a dead concept of rituals and traditions that kills rather then give life. This is the very thing that Jesus came to overthrow and for this He was crucified. The religious did not realise that they were being used to bring life through their deed. This is what love does. It transforms you from within and liberates you to live a life of victory. You are transformed form an ugly duckling into a prince.

NEW WAYS

Absolute surrender is a must for every child of God. This is the only way to fight the flesh which demands attention at all times. If Jesus is Lord then the flesh cannot have supremacy. The flesh is there to test your surrender to Jesus as Lord. This is what it means to acknowledge Him as Lord. In this world there are many temptations and it is so easy to become unconscious through habitual forms of thinking. Checking these habitual modes of thinking is the way to be transformed. You then become conscious and can take action. Unconsciousness is a death trap that keeps you locked into patterns that keep you stuck in a rut. The way to come out of the rut is to embrace consciousness and change. The world revolves around these patterns and is stuck in it. When you step out of this merry go round then you will be able to move forward and blaze new ways of doing life. This is the way of the Holy Spirit and He comes to confirm with signs and wonders. The Jews did not like Jesus way because they were stuck in their traditions. Traditions are a death trap and those bound by them will die with them. Embrace new life and see how your whole being will respond in new ways to old problems.

LAW OF ATTRACTION

Beauty is in the heart and not in the body. The body is a reflection of what is in the heart. A heart full of love will attract love. A heart full of lust will attract lust. The body displays what is in the heart. A lustful heart will reflect a lustful body. You attract what you are attracted to. If you are attracted to holiness then this is what will come to you. This is a law that never disappoints. Therefore desire the things that you want to attract. The whole universe revolves around this key law of attraction. When you are filled with God’s word then His word will attract His riches into you. The attraction for wealth is similarly based on this concept of attraction. When you imagine wealth and riches then this is what you attract to yourself. You can amass a lot of wealth but be poor. Riches are different from wealth. Wealth is the material component while riches are the spiritual component. You can have riches without having wealth. Therefore dwell on those things that attract riches and your life will be rich with the wisdom of God. The wisdom of God looks beyond the immediate rewards. It sows seeds that are eternal. Eternal seeds produce eternal fruit. Dwell on those things of eternal value and the things of this world will lose all attraction.

SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION

Jesus is Lord of all. His Holy Spirit lives in you to enable you to live a life of total freedom. This freedom is in the spirit and not a soulish freedom that the world promises. To be free from your fleshy desires can be achieved in the flesh. But true freedom is only achieved in the spirit. How can Satan dispel himself? This is what you do when you try and deal with the flesh with fleshly tools. In the spirit you enter a higher dimension which enables you to defeat the flesh from a superior position in Christ. You are now seated in heavenly places and rule from there. You can overcome any bodily and soulish ailment from your position in Christ in the spirit. This is the victory Christ promises and He overcame the flesh through His death on the Cross. All you need to do now is to receive this by faith. In Him you are a new creation. The old has passed and the new has come. Redeemed in His blood you are now free to be what you were created to be. It is in calling you into His Kingdom of life that results in renewal of all systems. You are working with your whole being and not just the parts. Each part affects the whole. Therefore when you work through the Spirit your whole being is affected, spirit, mind and body. Hallelujah, I am saved to be what I was called to be.

PRAYING IN TONGUES

Praying in tongues is a gift that is yours for the purpose of activating your spirit man into action. Your spirit man lives in you and just as language is used for communication so also your spiritual language is used for communicating with your spirit. Your spirit then speaks through you and enlightens your mind. He will communicate His desires and plans and thoughts. In this way you are continuously communicating and receiving new information about situations and plans and the mind of God. Because you are not depending on past experience or the desires and intents of the old man you will find that you are led in new ways and make decisions based on this new information. You will find that the Spirit will suggest new strategies and thoughts that will unlock answers to age old problems. In this way you will always be prepared and not be bogged down in old solutions for problems. You will increase in wisdom and insight and realise that once you were part of a crowd but now a new man in Christ. You will love His ways and thoughts and be guided by Him everyday.

DEATH TO FLESH

Precious are moments you have with the Lord. The flesh is eager to please itself while your spirit is eager to please the Lord. The Lord is mighty and great and He lives in you. The flesh is fallen and weak and it lives by its senses. Never give into your senses which are driven by lusts. The whole world thrives in stimulation through its senses. You are bombarded by your senses that will try to seduce you only to destroy you. This is why living by your senses is trouble for it only seeks to please itself and no other. Love always seeks to please and bless others. This is why death to self is the only way to lead a selfless life. A selfless life is a Christ full life. The only way the Spirit can occupy is when self is displaced. This is not a trait but a state. This is why you will need to die to self daily so the Spirit can reign and rule. He will tHen lead you and wash you and cleanse you. During this period of joy be alert to the weakness of the flesh to revel in excesses of the flesh. Be drunk with the wine of the Holy Spirit and do not give into the wine of the flesh.