| “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” |
| —Galatians 5:16 |
Most everyone has heard or read the famous poem by Robert Frost entitled “The Road Not Taken.” The last three lines of the final verse read:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Frost’s poem has inspired many people, including the late notable psychiatrist, Dr. M. Scott Peck, who became a follower of Jesus later in his life. Peck wrote several books that have helped many people. Two of his most famous books include: The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth and People of the Lie: The Hope For Healing Human Evil.
Peck examines the way God has created our human wills—free to make choices and free to receive the consequences of those choices. Peck asserts that the bending of a human’s will to the leading of the Holy Spirit is the only way that a human can overcome the temptation to sin brought forward from Adam in each human being.
The Apostle Paul set forth these wise words in Galatians 5:16:
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
The key to walking away from sin is to grasp the hand of the Holy Spirit, who dwells within all those who follow Christ, and allow the Spirit to lead the way out of sin’s destructive pathway. As we begin a new day, we will be assailed on all sides by temptation to follow our selfish, sinful human wills. Let us determine this day to hang on to the Holy Spirit and follow His leading. We will be so much better off if we do.
Based on a blog originally posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2017
