“…the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:2-11 Being governed by the Spirit is telling our flesh “you’re not in control anymore. I’m putting God’s Spirit in charge and from now on, that’s who you’re listening to and you’re going to experience peace and fulfillment.” The Bible says Jesus was weary or “tired” from the journey. And we know He did not go with His disciples to get food because they asked Him later in John Ch. 4 about eating. He made His flesh wait in order for the Spirit to have His way and perfect timing. Wouldn’t it be great if we got irritated when we…

“…the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:2-11 Do you know what’s exciting?! When God comes in and wakes a soul out of darkness. Out of pitch black nothingness, we awake to hearing life, seeing things around us clearly and into an understanding of God’s timing with the purpose of our lives. He intends to completely break the stronghold. Any stronghold. Freedom is on cue and peace comes along with it. See, as soon as you decide your influence in this world doesn’t matter, the devil will be right there at that point to tear it all down. He’ll be more than happy to get rid…

“…the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:2-11 Don’t you believe the woman at the well walked away (finally) feeling yoked to something that mattered that day? Being yoked with someone is to harness ourselves with them. In 2 Cor. 6:14, Paul isn’t forbidding “all associations” with unbelievers. His command was to not be “bound together with them, in relationship that threatens the purity of their devotion to Christ, that forces them into situations of compromise. ” A yoke is a wooden bar that joins two oxen to each other and to the burden they pull. If one is tall and one short, they would go in circles.”…

“…the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:2-11 When Jesus met up with the woman at the well, He knew about how she was currently trying to fill her life. (John Ch. 4) For her, it was relationship overload. How are we filling up our lives? Where do people go to fill up? We probably won’t sit at a well and evaluate where a person is spiritually but we’ll go to department stores, gas stations, gyms, restaurants, grocery stores, work places, churches, etc. where we’ll meet up with others who may be experiencing the same emptiness as that woman. There are plenty of people needing water, needy…

“…the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:2-11 Nick Vujicic was born without arms and legs. His Mom had a hard time holding him in the beginning and didn’t know if Nick would survive but as time went on, Nick’s parents “saw that their little guy was sturdy, happy, energetic, and unaffected by his lack of limbs” until his teen years. His Mom would tell him, like his siblings, to figure things out. (One example was making the bed!) His parents told him if he showed strength and believed in himself, he’d win acceptance. “It wasn’t until his mid-twenties that he met someone else like himself.…

“…the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:2-11 Recently, I saw a post about a former Navy Seal who is recovering from a horrific car accident in which he was a passenger. His wife is steadily documenting any little/big progress with the help and encouragement of her mother. The former Navy Seal use to tell his wife of his two wishes, one being that he would like them to be able to post pictures of themselves together and that there would be more scripture references. She is now doing both and their story has gone viral. This couple is enduring pain by letting life and peace…

“…the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:2-11 A lot of times we have what we need in the physical realm so we disable ourselves spiritually. We stop trying. We give up on recovery, choosing not to accept God’s forgiveness or any further intricate plans He has for our lives. Verses 7-11 go on to say “The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of…