How can you know if you’re being led by the Spirit or the flesh? Very simple: Look at your behavior.
If you respond to a given situation by exercising, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, you are following the Spirit’s lead (Galatians 5:22,23).
If your reactions and responses reflect the deeds of the flesh, listed in Galatians 5:19-21, you are following the flesh situation. You are either running ahead or dragging behind. It’s an indication that you need to draw closer in your relationship with Jesus, learn from Him, and adjust your walk accordingly.
What do you do when you discover you are on the wrong path, following the flesh instead of the Spirit? You admit it and correct it. Walking according to the Spirit is a moment-by-moment, day-by-day experience. When you step off the path of the Spirit, confess your sin to God and, anyone you may have offended, receive forgiveness and return to walking in the right path.
May God richly bless you.
Steven Miller