It’s hard to go down this Path of Descent. Our flesh wants to hold on to sin. Paul goes as far to say we are enslaved to this pattern. Psychology calls this the ego. As Paul says, “For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it.” To truly become more like Christ, we must wrestle with this inner conflict and realize when left to our own devices, we sin and fall short.