Fighting Evil Desires

Fighting Evil Desires

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.

Galatians 5:18

When we are fiercely attacked by anger, hatred, impatience, sexual desire, sorrow, or desires of the sinful nature, we cannot get rid ourselves of these desires no matter how much we would like. What should we do? Should we despair? No. We ought to say, “My sinful nature fights and rages now against the Spirit. Let it rage as long as it wants to. I won’t give in to it. But I will live by the Spirit and be led by him so that I won’t gratify the desires of the sinful nature. If I do this, I am free from the law. It will accuse and frighten me but does so in vain.”