How can I overcome sin in my Christian life?

The Bible presents different resources to help us overcome our sinfulness. In this life, we will never be perfectly victorious over sin (1 John 1: 8), but that must be our goal. With God's help, and following the principles of His word, we can progressively overcome sin and become more and more like Christ. The first resource the Bible mentions to help us overcome sin is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a gift that God has given us to be victorious in Christian living. In Galatians 5: 16-25, God makes a contrast between the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. In that passage, we are called to walk in the Spirit. All believers already possess the Holy Spirit, but this passage tells us that we need to walk in the Spirit, leaving under our control our will. This means that we should put into practice what the Holy Spirit leads us to do in our lives, instead of following the desires of the flesh. The difference that the Holy Spirit can make in the life of the believ...