I want to do good. But how can I stop myself from doing evil? How can I do the good which I desire to do? This is the cry from a heart who wants to please God. It is the yearning from someone who desires to do the will of God.
Paul apostle once made this cry. He understood the frailty in his being. He cried for the help of God. It was the help of God that Apostle Paul asked for. It is only by the help of God that we would be able to overcome the promptings of our flesh. Our flesh wants to do the biddings of the Old Serpent. That was how it deceived our parents at the beginning. He made them go against the will of God.
We must watch because that same serpent is out to make us leave the path of righteousness for that of sin. To overcome the force of evil working in our flesh, let us rely on the Word of God and the Holy Spirit.