Nov.15.00: Light For The Day - "Spiritual Life" No one is living at his best who is not living at his best spiritually. -------------------------- -- Galatians 5:25,26 (NLT) "25 If we are living now by the Holy Spirit, let us follow the Holy Spirit’s leading in every  part of our lives. 26 Let us not become conceited, or irritate one another, or be jealous of one another." --------------------------- God is interested in every part of our life, not just the spiritual part. As we live by the  Holy Spirit’s power, we need to submit every aspect of our life to God: emotional, physical, social, intellectual, vocational. Paul says that because we’re saved, we should  live like it! The Holy Spirit is the source of your new life, so keep in step with his leading. Don’t let anything or anyone else determine your values and standards in any area of your life. Everyone needs a certain amount of approval from others. But those who go out of their way to secure honors or to win popularity with a lot of people become conceited and show they are not following the Holy Spirit’s leading.  Those who look to God for approval won’t need to envy others. Because we are God’s sons and daughters, we have his Holy Spirit as the loving guarantee of his approval." -- Life Application Bible ------------------- -- Galatians 5:16,17 (NLT) "16 So I advise you to live according to your new life in the Holy Spirit. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy  Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your choices are  never free from this conflict. 18But when you are directed by the Holy Spirit, you are no longer subject to the law."