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Galatians 5:25 (NKJV) 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
When we become a child of God, we begin a lifelong process of growing and maturing.
This process affects every aspect of our lives as we submit ourselves to God and allow Him to mold us and shape us.
We will see ourselves change in ways that we might never have imagined.
We will begin to think differently, behave differently, and speak differently.
Part of thinking differently will mean that we rely on our logical human mind less, and we begin to rely on the Spirit of God more.
No, we do not become robots devoid of human thoughts or emotions. But we learn to discern things through God’s Spirit, see things through spiritual eyes, understand things from a spiritual viewpoint.
As we do this, God will develop us spiritually, allowing us to gain new insights and understanding that our human intellect simply cannot comprehend by way of natural thinking.
We can see examples of this in various Biblical situations. Peter is noteworthy for the revelations he received regarding the true identity of Jesus.
Now, some may look at that situation and say that Peter had an epiphany, a sudden human intellect-based understanding.
But what was revealed to Peter was not of flesh and bone, but by God Himself.
Matthew 16:17 (LSB) 17 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
Peter did not have an epiphany, a sudden natural, intellectual understanding. He had a revelation directly from God’s Spirit.
Why is it important for us to know the difference?
Because it helps us to better see God and how He works and moves in our lives.
It gives a deeper understanding of the things of the Spirit.
And it helps show us the importance of not just relying on human intellect, but to grow and mature into Spirit-led beings, as God intended us to be.
Let us walk and live by the Spirit, not by the flesh.

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