Walk This Way
“Vices and Virtues”
Galatians 5

Behavior modification
	Someone in charge tells you to change
	Just trying harder
	Doesn’t address the heart

The world says
	If you modify your behavior you will be okay.
	If you modify your behavior you will be free.

Freedom doesn’t happen from the outside in, but rather from the inside out.

Galatians 5

Freedom
	Experiencing Grace
Motivation not obligation with God’s instructions
	Loving others more than ourselves
	Walking by the Holy Spirit
Is not behavior modification

Freedom is a matter of the heart

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” – Proverbs 4:23

“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thorn bushes, or grapes from briers. A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” – Luke 6:43-45

Being led by the Holy Spirit is not about behavior modification, it is about your heart.
	
Vices and virtues will become very obvious.

Vices 
	Sexual	“At least I am not doing…”
Autonomy 	“I am in charge”
Unloving	“You hurt me”
Bad habits	“It’s not that bad”

Virtues 
	God		Love, Joy, Peace
	Others	Patience, Kindness, Goodness
	Me		Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control

Our hearts will eventually impact our behavior

You are either walking or wandering