Many of the blogs in this series feature a Galatians 5:16 call to walk in the Spirit. But what does it mean to “walk in the Spirit?” What does “walking in the Spirit” look like? Today’s post provides some clarity with four sample “walking in the Spirit” video apps.
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:16).
TWO MUSIC VIDEOS
1) A Few Good Men (5:02): Filmed in New York City’s Carnegie Hall shortly after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the twin towers, A Few Good Men deftly blends patriotism with a spiritual call to arms. For me, the Spirit fillings begin at the 2:47 mark when five members of the New York Firefighters for Christ enter from stage left—men who just months before had been involved in the rescue efforts where the twin towers once stood. This Spirit-fired blend of worship and patriotism brings the Homecoming Friends and a roaring audience to their collective feet. Even at song’s end, the Spirit continues to fill as the camera catches both Homecoming Friends and audience members wiping away the tears. The flesh has been sent packing by a visually powerful, Spirit-anointed, flesh-obliterating rendition of A Few Good Men (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ygfbt_4pgM)!
2) Everything (5:46): A dramatic musical presentation of the temptations and pressures to “fit in” that most young people face. For me, the Spirit fillings kick into high gear at the 3:55 mark as Jesus begins breaking the addictive chains that had been holding the believer captive. The steady stream of Holy Spirit heart-tugs that follow have me “walking in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16),” protected from all attacks of the flesh (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-tb6AOuiDg).
In these first two video apps, spiritual song was the catalyst of spiritual reaction. But, of course, this is not the only way to experience the Spirit’s filling; heart-tugging scenes from Bible-based movies are another.
TWO MOVIE SCENES
3) THE CHOSEN: Matthew Immediately Accepts Jesus’ Call (3:02): For me, the heart-tugs begin at the 0:55 mark when Jesus’ gaze locks onto Matthew, and calls him to follow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87JIUxqTMLk).
4) THE CHOSEN: Nicodemus Initially Declines Jesus’ Call (2:45). For me, the Spirit’s tugs begin at the 0:58 mark when Nicodemus realizes that, though he appears to be on the verge of believing, he does not yet have the courage to step out, leave his old life, and follow Jesus. The Spirit tugs hard each of the four (4) times that the camera catches Nicodemus sobbing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJV68LQNOt4).
OK for me, but what about you, the reader? Did you feel the Spirit’s tug while watching these four video apps? If so, then you now know how to “walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16)!” Wash-Rinse-Repeat. Simply rewind the app of your choice, and play it again ... and again, and again, and again. These repeated immersions in the Spirit will: (i) speed rewiring of your damaged neural pathways, (ii) shorten your timeline to healing, and (iii) greatly ease your escape. This simple Repeated-Immersions-In-The-Spirit Escape Plan is likely all that you will ever need to break free from your fleshly addictions.
A GAME-CHANGING BOOK HAS ARRIVED
In A Way of Escape, readers are introduced to a Repeated-Immersions-In-The-Spirit Escape Plan. Readers learn how to renew their minds, not by starving the flesh, but by stepping up the degree to which they “walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:16). They learn how to build a library of Spirit-anointed, flesh-diffusing apps that are uniquely fitted to them, and their unique Spirit-filling triggers (Ephesians 5:18b-19).
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:16).
The still-struggling now have another option. The still-struggling now have fresh hope for discovering that long-sought-after way of escape from temptation and resulting sin (I Corinthians 10:13). A way that—because it is wholly Spirit-powered—does not require enlisting the aid of an accountability partner or group. Truly, a game-changer!
