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Flee!

Flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.  1 TImothy 6:11

 

God intends for us to have victory over sin, and when we don't, it's not because God's power has failed. By His Holy Spirit, He is able to give us the power to live just as good a life as Paul or TImothy lived. However, we need to do our part and, by prayer, appropriate the Holy Spirit's power.

We also need to flee these things that God has labeled wrong. We need to flee pride---that tendency to think of ourselves more highly than we ought---and instead live with humility. We need to flee envy and jealousy. We need to avoid causing strife, and the anger, bad temper, irritability, and self-centeredness that prompt it. We need to avoid abusive language and instead develop a Spirit-controlled tongue. We are also to flee lust, the love of money, and evil thoughts about other people.

And you and I can do all this by the power of God's Spirit. Don't depend on yourself and your ability to fight sin, but ask God to fill you with His Spirit---and He will.

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.