Someone has said that Jesus "died on the cross to save us from our sins; he arose and lives within us to save us from ourselves.” We need to be saved from our sins of the past. We also need to be saved from ourselves in the present. We are our own worst enemies. It is from our own lusts and desires that all temptation and sin arise.
In every life there is a spiritual tug of war between good and evil. Every person faces a choice between the pull of right and the pull of wrong. In James 4:15 we are told the tragic results of living by our own lusts and desires and not the will of God.
First, confusion and conflicts will result. At the root of all strife and fighting and confusion in our world, both personal and international, you will find people liv...