Tugging In The Wrong Direction

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
(Galatians 5:16-18)

Thought For Today:

In the game of tug of war, the goal is to pull your opponent across the line. If you’ve ever noticed, in this game, the closer your opponent pulls you to the line, the harder you have to pull to keep him from winning. When facing a strong enemy, you need to pull harder toward Jesus. When playing tug of war, always place the bigger person at the end of the rope to serve as an anchor. Paul said, "That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec" (Hebrews 6:18-20). Jesus is our anchor. He's on the end, so we don't have to worry about being pulled across the line and losing as long as we hold to His unchanging hand. His word and His promises are yea and in Him Amen (1 Corinthians 1:20). When you feel tempted by the desires of the flesh, walk in the Spirit to overcome them. Instead of being pulled away from Jesus, we will be drawn closer to Him.