Have you ever taken the wrong road and ended up not where you wanted to be? I remember one time missing my exit and having to drive an extra 3 hours before I could get back on track. Life can be like that. We can easily miss a turn be led astray if we are not careful. I think it is better if we have a guide to help us. A guide knows all the shortcuts as well as the safest way to go. The guide I am talking about is the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:12–16 (NASB95)
12 So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— 13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,