Dying to something- how do you?

[LongTimeComing]

I'm sure many of us have heard this before. Literally how do you die to your self/ flesh/ will/ insert whatever hangup you have daily?

Do you not do certain things? Do you do certain things? What does it look like for you?

 

[Shimmie]

I'm sure many of us have heard this before. Literally how do you die to your self/ flesh/ will/ insert whatever hangup you have daily?

Do you not do certain things? Do you do certain things? What does it look like for you?

When a person is 'dead' to something, it means that whatever affect that it had / has, it no longer 'moves' them. It's nothing, absolutely powerless. It's not even there.

How do you get there? 'Desire'... Whatever you desire in Christ Jesus, you shall have. It's God's promise. "If you shall ask anything in my will, I will give it to you". If you desire to be 'dead' to something, God will aide you until it's dead.

Here's an easy one, I'll share. I loved sodas, especially Pepsi. I had to drink a Pepsi every single morning and it had to be a slushy; I knew just how long to keep it in the freezer before it was frozen solid so that it would be the right consistancy of a slushy. One day, it changed. I lost the desire for Pepsi's. It wasn't good for me and I desired to be free. God took care of it.

How did I obtain the desire? It began by seeing it as something not good and no longer wanting to be in 'bondage' to it. It was a gradual change, but it changed. Now I can take it or leave it. I no longer have the 'desire' to have this each day.

 

[LucieLoo12]

This is a term that I tell myself daily, all day!! "Alicia, you gotta die"
But it just simply means dying out from your mindsets, attitudes, anything that goes against the word of God.

Example, there is this guy who works next to me at work......he can u get..... ummm... a lil annoying at times ...my flesh sometimes just want to say""Oh my gosh! be quiet!!"...But i dont...i resist...thats letting myself die.Not only by not responding but by controlling my thoughts about him as well. Some times people just want to control the outward appearance of things but their heart is a mess. So you not only resist your actions but also your thoughts as well...

But the reason we "die" to ourselves is so Christ may live in us. We dont wanna just be emptied of ourselves, but we make room for Christ to live there. He said He would walk and talk in us..

but dying is not always with not doing things, its with doing them too...

I work full time and Im busy in ministry alot, sometimes my morning start at 5am..and I dont get to bed until 11pm..Well sometimes I get home, I want to dive in my bed, but I know that I need to spend time with God...so my flesh is screaming "sleep, sleep", but I have to ignore it and be obedient to God..So in the case, I was letting myself die to my flesh.Even if God wakes me up in the middle of the night to pray....

Also, me not getting the last word
"Dying out" just means to simply resist...

If you dont feed something for a long time, it does what...die..
If you have a attitude problem, if you dont 'feed' it, it will die....(example)
If you battle with lust...same thing.

 

[LongTimeComing]

Ok, so I'm hearing resistance is the path to dying. How do you continue to resist when that thing jumps up and slaps you in the face?

 

[Iwanthealthyhair67]

hopefully your not putting yourself in harms way e.g. ...if you drink stay away from alcohol, stay away from settings that promote drinking...continue to resist the devil and he will flee, eventually he'll stop coming by with that same temptation....

 

[Shimmie]

Ok, so I'm hearing resistance is the path to dying. How do you continue to resist when that thing jumps up and slaps you in the face?

Slap it back :hardslap:

Seriously, slap it back. You do so with God's Word. Jesus did this to satan, by reminding him, "It is written"... . Finally satan, just gave up and left Jesus alone, but.............. only for a season.

Babygirl, this is life. As long as you are living and breathing there are going to be challenges that are trying to stop the flow of air in your Christian lungs. Each day, you will grow stronger in your resistance. You will. In the meantime, you have your 'desire' to be control the challenge rather than the challenge to control you.

God says that 'He who has begun a good work in you, shall CONTINUE until the day of Christ'.

Sweet Petite, God has begun a good work in you precious one, and He is not going to leave it incomplete. God will finish it and you will move on to the next and the next and the next, until 'Eternity comes'.

Don't be so hard on yourself, beloved one of God.

 

[LucieLoo12]

The more you resist the easier it will become.. You have to have to stayed prayed up, fasted up, studied up by with the word Of God..You can defeat flesh by doing fleshy things all day..The bible talks about sowing into the Spirit. The more you put in your walk, the more you get out of it..and vice versa. But dont get discouraged..if you are fighting, deliverance will come...just remember, it dont matter how weak you may feel, how many times you failed it, DONT GIVE UP! continue fighting..!! God is your helper and He will help you...Victory doesnt always happen the first time...overcoming happens over time..

Ok, so I'm hearing resistance is the path to dying. How do you continue to resist when that thing jumps up and slaps you in the face?

 

[LongTimeComing]

hopefully your not putting yourself in harms way e.g. ...if you drink stay away from alcohol, stay away from settings that promote drinking...continue to resist the devil and he will flee, eventually he'll stop coming by with that same temptation....

This is part of the problem. Using the same analogy- My favorite hole in the wall bar is across the street from my job. It's impossible to avoid.

 

[Iwanthealthyhair67]

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[Iwanthealthyhair67]

okay telling you to pray is not enough, is there someone on your job who will hold you accountable...you can call them as you walk into the office or walk with them from the office someone who will help your over come and encourage you through this temptation....

I had a temptation that I actually switch departments to avoid, actually not seeing my temtpation every day has helped me overcome it...

 

[LongTimeComing]

I'm pretty private- so no. .

Thank you ladies so far for your answers.

 

[Iwanthealthyhair67]

you are equipped to do battle, it is up to you to use every weapon that you have to walk on the straight and narrow, remember he has given YOU power and authority over the enemy

 

[Laela]

And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

This part of the Lord's prayer sticks with me when it comes to temptation of any kind. If something is a temptation, it means that I've not been delivered from it. It is when I resist the temptation, that the devil flees and deliverance comes. Like Alicia says, it's not so much overcoming each type of sin after sin after sin; because, to sin is a sin in and of itself! But rather, it's more about having my fill of God and His Love and Mercy. That's daily renewal. So dying to self, comes from the inside out, daily..not once a weak or once in a while. [sorry I love to play on words.. lol]

It's not the other way around...meaning, our natural man cannot die without divine intervention and assistance, because this death is a spiritual one.

I'm sure many of us have heard this before. Literally how do you die to your self/ flesh/ will/ insert whatever hangup you have daily?

Do you not do certain things? Do you do certain things? What does it look like for you?

 

[Laela]

Really, the best example on how to do this is when Jesus was in the wilderness and old slowfoot came at him, questioning His identity. If it's one thing the devil does well, it's lying, to keep us from maintaining our identity.


Jesus IS the Son of God. The devil KNOWS Jesus is the Son of God, but asks Him anyway, because Jesus (the man) was in a weakened state. His body was experiencing hunger. The temptation was food. Imagine that, trying to tempt God.

Jesus resisted the devil by not falling for the okey-doke of mistaken identity by reminding the devil who he is and who Jesus is.

Matthew 4:10-11
Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”
Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

See, what happened after the devil fled? ANGELS came in his place and attended to Jesus. This is what happens when we overcome! I believe there are many unemployed angels, just hanging around, waiting for a word from us. To attend to us, just like there were there for Jesus.

Personally, I have learned that the devil likes to make me believe or feel I'm not a Child of God and I remind him that I belong to God. I literally say those words.. "I belong to the Most High God". Resisting the devil is not entertaining what he has to say to you because you already believe what God has said about you.

(hope this all makes sense)

Ok, so I'm hearing resistance is the path to dying. How do you continue to resist when that thing jumps up and slaps you in the face?

 

[Sharpened]

The ancient Israelites had twelve different sacrifices; we only have one—our very lives. It is a tough thing to do, to ask Him to burn off the dross, to become a vessel cleansed for His use. Everything has to go on the altar, good and bad; everything has to be purged daily while we are still in this bag of bones. After asking Him for forgiveness and purification, offer yourself up as a living sacrifice; that is the “continuous sweet savor” He desires now.

In addition to what others have said, try praying before you do it, while you are doing it, and afterwards. When something happens, whether good or bad, that keeps from a habitual sin, give His thanks. Keep in mind He may work on another area in your life that leads to the bad habit before He takes it away. Staying in constant communication and humility is the key so He can receive the glory for removing an item, not us.

 

[BostonMaria]

I'm sure many of us have heard this before. Literally how do you die to your self/ flesh/ will/ insert whatever hangup you have daily?

Do you not do certain things? Do you do certain things? What does it look like for you?

I can give you one recent example. I received an invitation to a party in NY. It was with 8 of my closest friends and we were going to celebrate a mutual friends birthday. I said yes I'd go. Few weeks later I realized that I have a final exam (I'm in grad school) the day after the party. This means I can't go. I go back and forth on this. If I go I won't be able to study, which means I might fail. A few years ago I would've just said F it and drove 300 to NY.

I know that in Proverbs 2:6 the bible says that knowledge comes from the Lord. It would be a sin for me to be so irresponsible (mind you I'm 40 LOL). So I was upset, but chose knowledge over one night of hanging out. My friend understood. I passed my test and my class. All is well.

I don't always make the right choices and I find myself constantly having to "kill off" the flesh and do the will of God. Not an easy task. Luckily I have Jesus on my side and do not have to accomplish this in my own strength.


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