5Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. 8Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.
9You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. 10But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.
romans 8:5-11
God i come before you today asking for more of the Holy Spirit. God i'm asking that your people will be ones who understand the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit in us, right here, right now. God i'm asking for a paradigm shift in the minds of your people, that the concept of the indwelling Spirit inside of us will not be one that we glance over as a "that's good to know" fact, but rather, would be a concept that will forever change our relationship with you, both inwardly and outwardly. God, would your people be ones to understand and welcome the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit every moment of our lives. let us be people who, being filled with the Holy Spirit, live lives that are led by the Holy Spirit.
God, let your people be ones who set our minds on things of the Spirit. let us not be weighed down by the burdens, stress, pain, and brokenness in this world. let us not consume our minds with worldly thoughts and desires--things that bring us farther away from you, but let us be a people who make a conscious decision to say YES to you--that we would say YES to the things of the Spirit--things that bring us closer to you and no to the desires of our flesh--things that bring us farther from you, and eventually lead to death. God i'm praying for every single person right now who is struggling or consumed with negative thoughts--worries of this world, unpeaceful thoughts, burdens, or loneliness. God would these people choose to make a decision today to say YES to you--that they will choose to set their minds and their thoughts on things of the Spirit--that they would be renewed by the indwelling presence of the Spirit, as they are filled with all love, peace, and joy.
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