“For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The Holy Spirit is a lot like our conscience. 

Conscience is the moral arbiter which guides our thinking, moment by moment, setting the best path for our behavior that follows. 

It convicts us, navigates us through every whim and fancy, and carries us past waves of human temptation onto saner shores. 

Jesus said the Holy Spirit is the gift that would follow with power that enables us to follow him through salvation and sanctification when our desires and urges threaten to overtake our sanity. 

God grant us serenity to accept the things we cannot change ourselves. 

The Holy Spirit rewards our obedience with a peace that passes all understanding. 

Having a conscience is what sets us apart from mere primal beings, confirming God’s ways are good, leading us not into temptation and delivering us from evil. 

“There is a way that seems right” is a quote from Proverbs which warns that a path that appears correct to a person may ultimately lead to destruction. 

Relying on one’s own judgment or perception can be misleading and lead to negative consequences because human judgment can be flawed or selfish. 

Seek divine wisdom instead of trusting solely in your own understanding.  

In the words of Jiminy Cricket, let conscience be your guide.