Proverbs 10:23

A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom. (Proverbs 10:23)

As believers, our goal is to deal with the flesh, which is intrinsically bad due to the fall in the garden. This does not necessarily mean that we are bad, but it does mean that we have bad impulses that we either choose to respond to or reject. Our goal is to put to death our evil conduct, which doesn’t come in the same form to every person. We have to recognise what it is within our everyday lifestyles that is wrong and deal with it. We will continually battle the deception of our flesh, which tries to make excuses and minimise our faults. However, if we delight ourselves in the Lord, he will continually give us the wisdom and conviction (motivation) to deal with those things, grow, and move forward.