Living by the Spirit

There came a point in my walk when I realized that crucifying the flesh was not about trying to kill something in me, but about choosing what I would live from. The cross settled the issue of identity, but daily life kept presenting me with a decision: Would I respond from the flesh, or would I yield to the Spirit?

Scripture says, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me” (Galatians 2:20). That truth didn’t remove my choices—it clarified them. The flesh still offers its voice: fear when circumstances tighten, control when outcomes feel uncertain, offense when relationships rub raw. Living from the Spirit means I don’t deny those impulses; I simply refuse to let them govern me.

Paul writes, “Those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit” (Romans 8:5). I’ve learned that this is a deliberate act of alignment. I choose where I place my attention. I choose which voice gets my agreement. The spiritual realm is not an abstract concept; it is the realm from which life flows. “We do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen” (2 Corinthians 4:18).

Crucifying the flesh, for me, has become the daily choice to surrender self-rule and trust Heaven’s government. “For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). When I choose the Spirit, peace replaces striving, clarity replaces confusion, and life begins to flow—like a river—out of an unseen source into the visible world.

This is the choice that leads to freedom.