Galatians 5:16

Live by the Spirit is the command. What does this mean? How can I do it? How does it work? Obviously the purpose of this is to bear the fruit v22.

I guess that for me this is a time of re-examining the role of the Holy Spirit in my life. Do I walk with him? Do I allow him to guide me? or do I seek his voice throughout the day?

v25 since we live by the Spirit let us keep in step with Him. Our walk must be a full relationship. The NIV study notes say that the "live by" verb is continual, to go on living by the Spirit, living by the promptings and power of the spirit. This is easily enough done if I keep my mind on listening out for Him! This is key to conquering the sinful desires of the flesh.

Rom 8:2 and 4. That chapter is a description of a life walking in the fulness of the spirit! To live by the spirit is to be Rom 8!! Oswald Chambers speaks of Rom 8 as being the highest pinnacle of christian life (or something like that)

2Cor 5:17 we are new creations once we have the spirit!

And my favourite verse purely for its poetry John 3:8. What a challenge that is, to live like the wind being blown by the spirit with noone knowing which way it will blow!