When you see a man fighting his wife, it may not be because the wife is bad but because the man is spiritually dry. A man tells lies not because he is hungry but because of spiritual dryness. You are living in hatred and bitterness not because somebody offended you but because you are spiritually dry. Murmuring, bitterness and all kinds of evil thoughts are all result of spiritual dryness.
Samson's problem was not Delilah but spiritual dryness. Gahazi was a man with great potentials, he could have perhaps received four times the anointed upon Elijah but he lost it to covetousness. His problem was not money nor clothes per se, he was so spiritually dry that he couldn't say, “no.” The trouble of Judas Iscariot was not 30 pieces of silver. He was the treasurer of Jesus' ministry, he kept the bag which meant he had access to an account that was inexhaustible. So his problem was not money but spiritual dryness.
You know why Jesus was not moved when Peter said to Him, “You are crazy”? He was spiritually alive, He saw beyond Peter and dealt with the source. He said, “…Get thee behind me, Satan…” (Matt 16:23). The Bible says, “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace” (Rom. 8:6). That is what you need to stay spiritually alert and keep satan away. Stop playing religion! Settle down and build up yourself; let spiritual things interest you more than other things, let the study of God's Word be your daily delight. Fight bitterness, hatred and anger! You will get to your ultimate goal in life.
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