Spirit Focused.

Rom 8:5  For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 

Rom 8:6  For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 

Rom 8:7  Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 

Spiritually minded is LIFE and PEACE.

When we get caught outside the spirit, we can only be living in the flesh. We separate ourselves from the spirit, from God. People are deceived if they don't realize that we can do this at any time. We need to wake up in the morning and RENEW our commitment to Christ. We need to don that spiritual armor and pray that it remains upon us throughout the entire day. When our great trials come- and they will come- we need to live in the spirit. Satan wants to drag us into the flesh, Satan wants our carnal minds to be in control of us. As long as Satan has our minds directed to carnal pursuits, we aren't looking to the spiritual.  When we ask God to help us, can we do that in a carnal frame of mind? We can. Many do because it's so easy. We simply say, God help us, and we mean it in that very moment but then a moment later we are caught up in carnal angst. Being carnal, being of the flesh isn't all about sexuality, it's about being outside of the spiritual in all things. We need to make the spirit reality.

Being spiritually MINDED is life and peace and we need peace so desperately!

Php 4:6  Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 

Php 4:7  And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 

The life and peace we need from the Spirit is found only through Jesus Christ our Lord! We need our hearts and minds KEPT by Christ Jesus in the peace of God.

The peace we can get from God through Christ Jesus will pass all our ability to understand.  We will have a peace that defies comprehension, that isn't understandable by the flesh focused, or even the spirit focused- it PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING.  There is so much in life that we don't understand, not understanding the peace of God is a reality. Needing the peace of God is a reality. We have to be worried about NOTHING…. NOTHING…but in EVERYTHING we have to PRAY and SUPPLICATE, THANKING GOD!  If only this could be our reality of living in the SPIRIT and not the flesh!

Help us, LORD, please HELP US! Thank You, Father in heaven! Thank You for ALL You do for us!

All in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ now and forever!