Picture yourself in a hurry. You don’t want to be late for your appointment. You drop an egg. It splats all over the floor. Do you react in fleshly frustration, or respond with grace in your heart?

At salvation two irrevocable gifts were imparted to us ~ peace and joy. They dwell in us. Walking in the Spirit trains us to respond rather than react in our flesh. Galatians 5:16 says that walking in the Spirit is resisting our flesh.

Adverse situations always pop in unexpectedly without warning. The enemy of our soul seeks to derail us. He does that through temptations to sin. When our hearts are trained to fix our eyes on Jesus, we will honor Him with our responses.

After I cleaned the mess I made from my spilled smoothie, I began to sing a new song with joy in my heart. Psalm 68:1 says, “Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered.” The enemy of our soul hates praise. Verse 4 says, “Sing to God, sing praise to His name…” Colossians 3:16 says, “…singing with grace in your hearts…”