As long as our soul is large and in charge, the fruit of the Spirit will not be able to grow and mature in us. A submitted soul is a thriving soul.
His strength, your will.
My soul was on the warpath but Holy Spirit came and said, "No, that’s not how we handle things".
Your spirit is king.
Once a branch is separated from the vine, it no longer has a life source. Likewise, once we are separated from Christ, we lose our life source and we slowly begin to die.
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Not only have we died to our old selves, we are made alive in Christ and He dispenses His life into us.