“What Dominates Our Lives?” 

A devotional quote that says:

Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.

Realm:

The region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates.

In this case, it is the flesh that dominates. Our bodies. Sins of the flesh that prevail and dominate our lives.  

Often  there are two sides to the story. One, we have no desire to bring flesh into alignment with our Lord, we are satisfied with how we choose to live and see no problem with it.

Or, two, we know the error of our ways and are praying for God to help us get through it and correct those areas of our lives that are not in alignment with him.

Romans 8:8 That's why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.

This along with all scripture should be read so we can digest the word of God in our spirit.  

What we look at in our lives as “nothing wrong with it” is usually the very thing that is the problem.

Fornication- having unmarried sex. We see nothing wrong with it. Everyone does it. Well…. If everyone jumps off a cliff will you do it too?

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Romans 1:28  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

Rom 1:29  Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

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1Corinthians 6:18  Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 

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1Co 7:2  Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 

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1Co 10:8  Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. 

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1Thessalonians 4:3  For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 

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Jude 1:7  Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. 

1Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.

Ask the Lord to help us recognize the truth of how we are influenced 

by the enemy of our soul. 

This influence is not the admiration we have from a friend. It is demonic and comes at a cost of eternal suffering. Let us pay heed and not ignore your tap on our shoulder.

Proverbs 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

Why do some people laugh at the individual who is trying to help them see reason and the truth?

For some, they believe in their hearts that they can live how they want and that is their truth. They view what we say about God and the Bible as false, some don’t believe in God.

For those who do believe, they often won’t read his word to see his truths. Others, are deceived and twist scripture or ignore it

It is not impossible for God to clear us from the sin we have in our lives. As long as we admit them to him and ask him for forgiveness.

Psalms 32:2 Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! 

Let us not lean on the excuse of “Nobody is perfect”. We already know this. It’s about taking responsibility and accountability to God.

Why is it so hard to admit to him, our wrongs? In admitting the wrong, means we don’t want the label of what we have done. Denial will not erase the sin.

Admitting it to God,  laying our sins at his feet willingly will erases our sins,  God will cast it from his memory. But know the enemy of our soul will keep reminding us. That does not mean you haven’t received God’s forgiveness. 

If we know that we have let go of the sin and have given it to God. Then we need Learn to not reclaim what the devil throws at us.  Don’t accept it.

Our repentance with God stands unless we go back and redo the sin again. If that happens, we will have to go back and repent again.

Don’t allow the wiles of the devil to plague your thoughts with a sinful past you have released to God in repentance.

Read God’s word, learn  the scriptures. Read Proverbs, the book of wisdom. Learn them and apply this wisdom to your life daily.

Psalms 32:3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. 

Psalms 32:4 Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. 

Sometimes we can be stubborn in a way that brings harm to ourselves. However, as we “own it” before God, amazing things occur in our spirit as change happens in our lives 

Psalm 32:5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, "I will confess my rebellion to the LORD." And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone!”

Not everyone seeks forgiveness. However, God has a plan for anyone who is seeking with a heart of repentance.

Isaiah 44:22 I have swept away your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist. Oh, return to me, for I have paid the price to set you free.

The question is what dominates our lives? Are walking around believing we are in good stance with the Lord? Once saved always saved?

Are we concerned with how we choose to live our lives? Is there room for improvement in our spiritual life?

We may not think about it, but our spiritual life and journey depends on how we live physically, mentally and emotionally. Something to think about today, this week and each day God blesses us to wake up to see another day.

Closing Prayer:

Father, I pray we recognize the truth in how our spirits are influenced by the enemy of our soul. 

This influence is not the admiration we have from a friend. It is demonic and comes at a cost of eternal suffering.

We can hear these warnings constantly, but it is when we decide to honor you with a sincere heart and decision of developing a relationship with you. This is what  will make the difference in our lives.

I pray for this to happens for everyone of us. In the name of Jesus.Amen.

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