Spirit versus Flesh

I have often pondered on the scripture verse that says something about worshiping in Spirit and truth. And I have often thought that especially while in Church I would be worshiping in the Spirit. However most of the time lately I have been distracted my Spirit cries out Holly Holly is the Lord to be praised honored and adored, but my flesh is saying hope I get out in time for the game, race, or whatever! There is a constant battle between our Spirit and our flesh. However I can remember at one time I couldn’t wait to go to church, and my Spirit cried out to the Lord and was not distracted by my own flesh. I believe that was when I was constantly consumed with reading the Bible and praying. I think what I am getting at and what God wants me to understand is that my relationship with Him is not where it was before. I need to do a system check on myself. Maybe I should drop one hour of watching boob tube at night and study the bible and pray for that hour. Maybe I should get back into getting up early on Saturday before anyone else got up so I can take the time out to read a book in the Bible like I use to.
Once we start off going down this road of flesh desires, and it doesn’t have to be sexual, it can just be self satisfying. Once we start paying more attention to these things of the flesh we get tripped up, off track, with our personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I urge you brothers and sisters to run this self check next time you are in Church and see if you are crying out to Jesus or thinking about what you are going to eat when you get out, or what you need to pick-up at the grocery store. Spirit or flesh, what will it be? Let us continue to make good choices in our lives not bad? Let’s get back on that track and continue to pray and study the bible and really worship Him in the Spirit and Truth.
I believe when Paul said be all things to all people he, didn’t mean for us to use drugs with the dope attick, or drink with the acholholic? I think he meant for us to share our lives with them and provide the love of Christ that only comes from heaven. I believe we can love someone into the arms of Christ Jesus. I know for sure that we can run people away from Jesus that is the easy part. The hard part is loving each other. Just be careful to not conform to their ways and bring your down. Some leaders think that they have reached a point in their lives that they are above all that and develop a lifestyle that leads men always from God instead of too God. I’m not talking about while they are in the pulpit or at the Church, I mean in their leadership meetings and away from the Church. None of us are above a personal relationship with God; do stop doing the things you did at first when you feel in love with God. How can we love your brother and accuse him and the same time? How can we love our sister if we want/covet something that she has?
Love your neighbor as you love yourself? Pray read your Bible and keep that relationship with Jesus intact. I am going to take one hour out each night for the next few weeks and pray and read the bible rather than stare at the tube, and see if there is a difference when I am at church. Let’s try this together!