LIVING IN THE SPIRIT

Praise the Lord who gives completely of Himself to you. He is a Father and He gives freely to you because you are His son. He loves you and cares for you. Through all your trials and tribulations He is with you just as He was with His Son. This is your God. His presence in you is what makes the difference. In times of comfort your flesh takes over. It is in battle that you will need to depend on the Spirit. Your battles are in your mind. Your ego wants all the attention and will not rest till it has your attention. You are conscious of this and can defeat its longings to be in conflict. The ego desires conflict because it is in conflict that it is recognised. The ego does not like to be silent for silence means death to it. The Spirit loves silence for in silence you hear Him more clearly. This is why Jesus got away from the crowds so that he could pray and be listening to His Father. How good it is to hear His voice and be comforted. Many are the arrows that will come your way. The ego will keep your focus on the past and the future but you must live in the present. This is the only reality but the ego prefers the world of fantasy. How many years of your life have been wasted in fantasy? The ego prefers this world of make belief because this is the way it copes with reality. Cut yourself free from this and live now in the spirit and rejoice in this new day.