I was talking with someone a few days ago and was surprised to hear about their struggling relationship with God. As we got deeper into it, it became obvious that they were fighting the constant battle between the flesh and the spirit. The Apostle Paul wrote often of this fight going on with us between our "old fleshly nature", the one that focuses on the basest of our desires and our "new spirit nature", the one we receive at the point when we give our life to Christ.
Within us are these two archenemies doing constant battle. One old preacher used to say that the one who wins the fight is the one we feed the most -- I think he's right. If we feed the flesh, it grows voracious for more, but when we feed the spirit, it desires more and more Godly things.
This person admitted that they really just "like" the sin they are in and struggle to give it up in order to get back into right relationship with Jesus. I wonder how many others of you have things like that in your life, but have never really admitted that it's happening. We know that we cannot serve two masters -- and thus the challenge. Fence sitting is not a Christian sport!
What is between you and Jesus? What do you hang on to that feeds the flesh but starves the Spirit?
My challenge to each of us -- and what I shared with this person -- is to... find a quiet place, get with God for an hour and really determine what you want. What is your great desire? Who will you feed? What CHOICE will you make?
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