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Rice Business Report
April 2020
The Effects Of Spirituality In The Life Of A Man
By Ngozi Nwoke
Do you wonder why you have no peace and your life seems to crash down? Then, one area I will suggest
you check is your spirituality. This is because your spirituality determines what happens to you physical-
ly. This article relates your success in life to your spirituality in Chris
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live
according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually
minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law
of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God - Romans 8:5-8 (NKJV).
Many people are so bothered and troubled in life that they miss out what the Maker has in store for
them. These are results of being carnal. In other words, they set their minds on the things of the flesh
and the cares of this world, rather than the things of the Spirit
You Are A Spirit Being
You are essentially a spirit that has a soul and lives in a body. Therefore, for you to succeed in life, you
must not neglect your spirit. This is because your spirit needs to rule over your soul and body to put you
on the right path. Otherwise, your life will turn out messed up because your soul and body are not to
orchestrate your life. It's like putting governing of a country in the hands of a child without supervision.
Carnality
Carnality is living according to the dictates of the flesh and enmity against God. For, it is not subject to
the law of God, neither is it capable of doing so. As such, it cannot please God and so leads to death. A
carnal mind doesn't consider the will of God before acting but acts spontaneously as the flesh desires.
And the works of the flesh include adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, ha-
tred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders,
drunkenness, revelries, and the like. Unfortunately, those who practice such things will not inherit the
kingdom of God
Spirituality In Christ
A spiritual mind, on the other hand, lives according to the Spirit of God and is subject to the law of God.
It acts according to the will of God or His laws and so always pleases Him. And the fruit of the Spirit in-
clude love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-contro
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