Joshua 24: 15 And if it seems evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
However, there are somethings The Holy Spirit does not do in our hearts, and these must be made clear so as to manage our expectations prudently. These things would be laid out in a clear concise format so that we could harbor a balanced view of The Holy Spirit’s work in the heart. [1] The Holy Spirit is given in accordance with one’s desire and consent, but never to force His will upon you against, your freedom of choice.
[C.O.L pp 411] The Spirit works upon man’s heart, according to his desire and consent implanting in him a new nature. There is a saying that goes like this: Lord, why don’t you stop me, when you see me doing stupid things? The truth of the matter is that if we are sincere, He will alert us to our dangers, but He will never force us to do right. He did not stop Adam and Eve from eating the forbidden fruit.
He could have snatched it out of their hands before taking that fateful bite, but no, The Lord is not in the business of preventing any person from doing what they decide, or choose to do. We were created free moral agents, to choose to do right or wrong. Thus, we are the arbiters of our own destiny.
Genesis 2:16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eat thereof thou shalt surely die.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!