Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
Have you ever found that when you try to take control of things in your own way that things get out of control instead? That just seems to be part of our life sometimes!
God explains it clearly to us because instead of following Him we are trying to make our own minds up for what should be done. When we do that we are working for ourselves and not for God – these two ways are in conflict with each other.
We may think that doing things our own ways will allow us to do what we want, but God is still in control and wants us to give up on our selfish ways and allow Him to show us the right ways.