"You can’t accept the good news of salvation until you’ve dealt with the bad news of sin… you can’t experience victory in sin until you deal with the residual sin in your life."
 

"How do I let the Spirit of God take control so I can experience victory in my spiritual life?
1. No Victim Mentality: "You don’t have to sin….There’s always a way to avoid giving into sin (I Corinthians10:13)." "If you sin, it isn’t God’s fault…it isn’t even sin’s fault because as a believer, you’re not under any obligation to do what it says."
2. Kill the Enemy: "…recognize the presence of sin in your flesh…the most common reason sin defeats Christians is that a particular sin has so totally deceived them, they don’t honestly evaluate its reality" (“Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.” Psalm 19:12-13 “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24).
"Look for them to manifest themselves in anger and bitter words, unkind thoughts, excessive criticism, no self-control, lack of understanding, impatience, weak prayers, immoral thoughts, and even overt sins."
3. "Be consistent in dealing with sin ("My heart is steadfast, O God…" Psalm 57:7). The seasoned Christian knows that if sin lives anywhere, it will crawl everywhere…Take each one seriously as it comes to light, and deal with it biblically."

"The way to kill sin in your life is to feed it Scripture…whatever dominates your thinking will dominate your behavior."
"Ask God to help you be honest with Him, ‘God, show me all the sins of my life, and may they become as detestable to me as they are to You that I might never repeat them’."

"If you want to engage in a real battle with sin, just set your course day by day, moment by moment, and step by step on a path of obedience to God’s Word. At first it will seem hard and progress will seem slow, but if you stay with it, obedience will become habitual."

"Saved Without A Doubt"–John MacArthur, Jr.

God bless!
Jerri