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When We Sin. When we sin, our “walk
in the Spirit” or our continual “filling
of the Spirit” is broken. It is like a trained dog forgetting his training and wandering away from his master.
When we sin, we need our relationship renewed and it can only happen when we confess our sins. We hurt our
relationship with the Spirit when we sin in two ways.
12. Ephesians 4:30 tells us what happens when we sin. What happens between you and the
Holy Spirit?
 13. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 is a warning not to do something. What is the warning?
14. 1 John 1:9 says that if we confess our sins we will be forgiven. Since the Greek word
for “confession” means to “say the same thing” that means confession is agreeing with
God that you did sin. So what does confession of sin involve?
Confession of our sins will renew our relationship with God and then we can walk in the Spirit again by
being continually filled moment by moment.
Conclusion. Now let us put it all together. Walking in the Spirit is nothing
more than a continual process of being filled by the Spirit moment after moment and dwelling in the Word of
God day after day. God commands us to walk in the Spirit and to be filled with the Holy Spirit because this
is His will for every Christian. The result is increasing victory over sin, peace and joy in the heart, and
submission/humility towards others. But we must ask God to have the Holy Spirit take control of us – “fill
us” - just as the apostle Paul prayed for the Ephesians. You must want Him to take over your life. When you
sin you need to confess your sins to God the Father every time you realize that you have sinned, and ask for
the Holy Spirit to take control of your life again. We should also spend as much time in the Bible as we can.
This is what it means to live our life in the Spirit of God. Many Christians have found that the Holy Spirit
has changed their lives, given them victory over many of their sins, provided them with peace and joy in their
hearts and given them a tremendous longing to know Him, and a deeper love for Him. Christians who are walking
in the Spirit are not perfect and still sin, but they can now see God making some big changes in them. They
are sinning less and less. One of the most rewarding experiences of a “Spirit filled walk” will be a deeper
relationship with God. You will know Him more and love Him deeper. Come – walk in the Spirit - be filled with
the Spirit - dwell in God’s Word richly!
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