Galatians 5

Spirit versus flesh, Spirit nature versus sinful nature; essentially the one that dominates you will determine what kind of Christian life you will have and how successful it is going to be. Your sinful nature or the flesh like some version calls it, wants to animate you just as much as the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has his own desires, following them, will certainly place you in the centre of the will of God. The problem is, the flesh too has it's own desires, and they are usually opposed to the will of God and following them will leave your Christian walk grounded. "So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions." Galatians 5:16-17. When the Holy Spirit is the one animating and leading you, when the Holy Spirit is the one you are listening to, the following fruits will show up in you; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. And when the flesh is the one leading and animating you, you will notice these kind of fruit in you; sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasure, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outburst of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. However, never forget, "...Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure you stay free." Galatians 5:1. The Christian walk is a call to make these decisions everyday; "For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don't use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love." Galatians 5:13. Choose the Holy Spirit today.