Holy Spirit Conviction

When the Holy Spirit convicts me not to sin, I tell people that I choose not to simply because I don't want to hurt my relationship with Him. I want to have the peace of conscience, not war within when I sinned. When I sinned, I am grieving the Holy Spirit; "not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." (Ephesians 4:30). I am saved and when the Holy Spirit convicting me not to sin, I will not sin. I tell them that if I didn't feel the conviction and didn't have the motivation to change from "within", then I am concerned whether I am truly saved or not. I choose not to sin because not the Bible says so but rather I CHOSE not to sin because the Holy Spirit convicts me (told me) NOT TO. God is always convicting my to search my heart to follow my conscience that God have given me. Romans 12:9 (NIV) "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good." Ephesians 4:24 "and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." 2 Peter 3:11 (NIV) Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives. I know I will never be perfect as long as I live in my sinful body. My role model, David, who was never perfect but God announced that David was always after God's heart. "David son of Jesse is a man after my own heart, for he will do everything I want him to do." Acts 13:22 & 1 Samuel 13:14 (NLT)God meets us in our heart rather than our mind therefore we need to focus on the "heart of the matter". Every wrong act or practice begins with a "thought". Legalism does NOTHING for my heart. Paul said, "But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection ..." (1Corinthians 9:27). The key word here is "discipline." I tell people that legalism can't produce a pure heart. Rules do not protect us from sin because rules are basically guidelines that will help you avoid sinning. Jesus had a problem with the pharisees who were very legalists and they had about 613 rules to protect God's commandments. This is my "personal relationship" with God. My concience is what I follow. If I sinned and my conscience told me that I have sinned, I should not sin again.