Paul was able to strip off his negative traits and then in clothing himself with the personality because he did not rely on his own strength. (Philippians 4:13) Like Peter, Pauli depended on "the strength that God supplies." (1 Peter 4:11) Still, Paul at times felt like failure. But when he was discouraged, he thought of the good things his heavenly Father had done for him, and that strengthened his resolve to keep on trying. - ROMANS 7:21-25.
We can imitate Paul by recognizing that no matter how long we have been serving Jehovah, we need to keep working at stripping off the old personality and putting on the new personality-the spiritual clothing that God supplies. If we have setback-such as losing our temper or speaking unkindly to someone-we do not need to view ourselves as a failure. Instead, we should keep pursuing our goal of transforming the way we think and act. (Romans 12:1, 2; Ephesians 4:24) As wed do, however, we must remember a key fact: Unlike literal cloths that are adjusted to fit us, we must ourselves to fit the spiritual clothing that Jehovah supplies. It is only reasonable that we change who we are in order to measure up to God's requirements.
Next time: Next time: Continue to Satisfy Your "Spiritual Need" - LIKE DAVID -REMAIN SPIRITUALLY WELL-SHELTERED
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