Romans 8:5-10
5Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6The mind of sinful man[e] is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. 8Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.
9You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. 10But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
It is the mind that draws people to sin. Temptation is strong and it is the weakness of our minds that lets us give into sin. As God says, only though the Spirit in Christ are we able to overcome sin.
Only through God's grace are we able to have Salvation. We must trust in His spirit and His words that we may overcome sin and our sinful ways.
Father, I thank you for your strength. I am weak but you are strong. I know that only through you may I overcome sin. I give my self to you so that You may take over. I thank you Lord and pray this in Jesus name.
Amen.
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