Purity Foundation Daily Devotional Thursday, October 8th,2026Topic: Walking in the Spirit - No Longer ControlledText: Galatians 5:17
Purity Foundation Daily Devotional Thursday, October 8th,2026 Topic: Walking in the Spirit - No Longer Controlled Text: Galatians 5:17 “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh…” Reflection: Walking in the Spirit does not mean we will never experience wrong desires or temptations. It means we no longer have to be controlled by them. There is always a constant struggle between the desires of the flesh and the desires of the Spirit and the flesh may want us to respond in anger, entertain impure thoughts, hold on to unforgiveness, seek approval, or satisfy our desires without considering God's will. But the Holy Spirit helps and leads us in a different direction. The important thing is to recognize that temptation is not the same as surrendering to temptation. A wrong desire may come, but we can choose not to obey it and the more we yield to the Holy Spirit, the stronger our ability to say no to the flesh becomes. This is why we must not ...