But I say, walk habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance], and then you will certainly not carry out the desire of the [a]sinful nature [which responds impulsively without regard for God and His precepts].
Gálatas 5:16
If you walk according to the Holy Spirit, or if you let yourself be guided by him, you will learn not to allow the evil desires
of the flesh to mature in your mind. But,
How can we concretely allow the Holy Spirit to control us?
The answer is really simple:
Let your heart find its dependence on God!
That is, you are walking according to the Spirit when your heart is firm in the promises of God. The Spirit leads you to victory over the flesh, if you live your life by faith in the son of God who loved you. and he has given himself up for you and now he is making everything work for your good.
The only way to walk in the Spirit and not to fulfill the desires of the flesh is to make the wonderful promises of God yours. It may seem like an inevitable response, but if you do not want your flesh to put strange and incorrect ideas in your mind. , you must fill your mind with the good and just truths of God.
I really realize the difference if, in the morning, when I get up, I expose my mind and my heart to the promises of God, even if they are verses that I know by heart.
My mind tends to forget the promises of God in times of need, but if I have them before the day begins, I will remember them more easily.
If you really want to walk in the Spirit, you must start every day aware that without the power of the Holy Spirit we can not do the good things we want. Then, since God has promised that if we ask Him to fill us with His Spirit
