{"id":6849,"date":"2025-06-19T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/?p=6849"},"modified":"2025-06-19T03:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T02:05:46","slug":"19-june-2025-the-spirit-of-the-age-and-your-christian-walk-ephesians-22-romans-122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/fr\/2025\/06\/19\/19-june-2025-the-spirit-of-the-age-and-your-christian-walk-ephesians-22-romans-122\/","title":{"rendered":"19 June 2025: THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE AND YOUR CHRISTIAN WALK \u2013 Ephesians 2:2, Romans 12:2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><span class=\"tie-dropcap\">E<\/span>very generation has its prevailing spirit \u2014 a dominant atmosphere, way of thinking, and mode of behaviour influenced by the prince of the power of the air. Ephesians 2:2 tells us that before salvation, we walked according to the course of this world, driven by unseen forces. Romans 12:2 commands us, \u201cAnd be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind\u2026\u201d As believers growing into divine approval, we are called not to blend with the spirit of the age but to be transformed by the Spirit of God and His Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beloved, if you are not deliberately resisting the current of the world, you will be unconsciously swept along by it. The world\u2019s systems subtly reprogram values, redefine morality, and recast truth to suit rebellion against God. Entertainment, education, politics, and culture are not neutral; they are fields where the spirit of the age fights for dominion over hearts. Pleasing the Father means refusing to conform \u2014 it means being bold enough to live differently even when you seem odd. It means anchoring your life on the eternal truth of God\u2019s Word rather than the ever-shifting ideologies of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I want you to learn that growing beyond acceptance into divine approval will require that you renew your mind daily with the Word of God.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It will require courage to say no when the world says yes, and faith to walk the narrow path when the broad way is celebrated. Sons and daughters who please the Father are those who have chosen to stand out rather than blend in. Let this month be one of deep renewal where you present yourself afresh as a living sacrifice unto God \u2014 holy, acceptable, and pleasing to Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THOUGHT TO PONDER:<\/strong> Are you consciously resisting the spirit of the age, or are you gradually conforming without realising it? How can you renew your mind daily to stay aligned with the will of the Father?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote quote-simple is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>PRAYER: Dear Father, help me to stand strong against the spirit of this age. Renew my mind daily by Your Word and teach me to live boldly for Your truth. Let my life be a clear testimony of transformation that brings You joy. In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.<br><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tie-padding  has-padding-left has-padding-right\" style=\"padding-left:5%; padding-right:5%; padding-top:0; padding-bottom:0;\">\n\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>LA BIBLE EN UN AN :<\/strong><br>1 Kings 20:1\u201321:29, Acts 12:24\u201313:15, Psalm 137:1\u20139, Proverbs 17:16<br><br><br><strong>SPIRIT MEAT SUR ANDROID ET iOS<br><\/strong><br>Spirit Meat on Android: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatAndroid<br>Spirit Meat on iOS: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatIOS<br>YouVersion: http:\/\/bible.us\/r\/FAV<br><br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br><br>Dearly beloved,<br><br>Greetings of love in the Name of Jesus!<br><br>You are specially invited to the upcoming Anointed Feast of God for mankind: <strong>ANNUAL GOD OF BREAKTHROUGHS CONVENTION &amp; HOMECOMING (GOBC&amp;H) 2025<\/strong> with the theme: <strong>COME UP HITHER!<\/strong> <br><br><strong>Date:<\/strong> 6th - 13th July 2025 (Sunday - Sunday).<br><br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 6am-8am, 8am-10am, 10am-12noon, 12noon-2pm and 5pm-8pm daily (WAT).<br><br><strong>Venue:<\/strong> The Dream Centre of the Life Oasis International Church HQ, along Osun State Secretariat, Abere, shortly before November 27 Interchange, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.<br><br><strong>Ministering:<\/strong> Rev. 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