Spiritual Stoppers // Galatians 5:16

Galatians 5:16 (NLT) | So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.

We, as humans, will be guided by one craving or another. All too often I allow my physical cravings for empty calories to get the best of me, even though I know better. What is indeed better is to follow Jesus’ advice that we are to hunger and thirst for righteousness, because that fill and fulfills. Today’s verse encourages us to let the Holy Spirit guide our lives; therefore, we need things to stop us from following our other cravings. A stopper is something that is inconsistent with your craving. For example, take a walk if you feel like annihilating a package of cookies or chips. Turn off inappropriate media and read your Bible or listen to worship music. Shift that craving from things of the flesh to things of the Spirit to find that which truly fills and fulfills.

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