None of us can overcome our sins and shortcomings without God's help. Even if we could by our own will alter our actions, only God can change our hearts. This is why Paul appealed to the church to be transformed by the renewing of your mind,which is done through the power of God's Spirit. God's children are led by God's spirit. After we have received God's spirit, we have a new outlook on life as Paul said we are crucified with Christ and Christ lives in us, and the life we now live in the flesh we live by the faith in Christ. It is no longer our life but Christ life in us by faith.
Buried with Jesus in the water grave of baptism, we now live a life that is no longer our own. This is how we please God by emulating His son. We are to let the mind of Christ reign within us. However we cannot succeed at living a converted life strictly through our own efforts, to imitate Christ we must ask God for help. Through His spirit we can bring our thoughts, attitude and actions in line with His. We must allow His spirit to become the guiding force in our lives to produce true Christ like qualities. The Holy Spirit, through the washing of regeneration, gives us a new nature, one capable of doing God's will.
His Spirit comforts us, as we know all things work together for the good to them who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. This assurance provides an outlook on life that is rare in our world. Yes we might get discouraged, but through the transforming power of the Holy Spirit that we can begin to look at life differently as we reside in the promised rest of the Lord.
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