Don’t Just Try Harder—Walk Closer
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.” — Galatians 5:16 (NASB 1995)
Struggling with temptation? Feel like you’re always messing up?
Galatians 5:16 isn’t about trying harder. It’s about walking closer. When you walk by the Spirit, He changes your desires—your mind, your will, your direction.
It’s not about performance. It’s about relationship.
The closer you walk with the Spirit, the less you want what your flesh craves.
Challenge:
Before reacting today, pause and ask: “Holy Spirit, what’s the next right step?”Prayer:
Holy Spirit, keep me close. Change what I want so I can follow You with a whole heart. Amen.
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