Romans 8

"My dear friends, we must not live to satisfy our desires."

I can be so selfish. I can think about what I want when I want it, and I won't be "satisfied" until I get it. It is biblical not to live to satisfy my desires. So, how should I live? Romans 8 says to live by the Spirit of God. It says that God sent Jesus to die to give me freedom from the law of sin and death. "Only those who are led by God's spirit are his children". Lord, I want to be your child....that means I must by led by your spirit. The way Romans 8 speaks, it is saying that I will have desires that I will need to say No to. It is something I need to learn to do and to be in regular practice of doing. I need to understand there is a great purpose for saying No. I need to listen to the Spirit. My goal is to listen to the Spirit and be led.