[You Have the Power to Say âNoâ]( Current Teaching Series [The Invisible War]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [You Have the Power to Say âNoâ](
By Rick Warren â 02/17/2024 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= âYou are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you.â Romans 8:9 (NLT) Some people today insist that we should just give in to any desire that comes our way. If it feels good, do it! If it serves you, go for it! If everyone else is doing it, why not? As long as it doesnât hurt anyone, have at it! Itâs a destructive mindset. Just because you have the desire to eat an entire chocolate cake doesnât mean itâs good for you. And just because you think doing something wonât hurt anyone doesnât mean youâre free of the consequences of your choices. Romans 8:9 says, âYou are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in youâ (NLT). Before you became a believer, you only had willpower to fight against temptations. But it was never enough. You were relatively powerless against the cravings that drove you to make unhealthy and destructive choices. As a believer, you now have the Holy Spiritâand a new ability to say âno.â You still have the same compulsions, desires, lusts, and impulses you had before you began a relationship with Jesus. But now the power of God resides in you. Now you have the power to say âno.â The Bible says, âSo I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you wonât be doing what your sinful nature cravesâ (Galatians 5:16 NLT). It doesnât say you wonât have sinful desires after you become a Christian. Youâre still going to be a sinful human. But you do have the Holy Spirit, who will help you choose not to satisfy those desires. If you ever hear people say, âIâm a Christian, but I couldnât stop myself,â theyâre lying. They can stop themselves! They simply never called on the power of the Holy Spirit in the moment of temptation. They didnât surrender to his guidance in their lives. You have the greatest power in the universe available to you. Itâs your choice to use it to say ânoâ to anything that does not honor and please God. [PLAY todayâs audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - What do you have to do or say to get the Holy Spiritâs help in a time of temptation?
- What factors (like friends, family, work, and other external stresses) make it difficult for you to say ânoâ to temptations youâre facing? How can you reduce some of those factors?
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Message 2: Winning the Battle Inside Me
Message 3: Set Free from Me
Message 4: Making the Hard Changes in Me
Message 5: Why is Life in This World So Hard?
Message 6: Being Faithful in A Faithless World
Message 7: When Your World Falls Apart
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