follow the Holy Spirit’s guidance, we must deal with them decisively (see 5:24). These desires include obvious sins such as sexual immorality and witchcraft. They also include less obvious sins such as selfish ambition, hatred, and jealousy. Those who ignore such sins or refuse to deal with them reveal that they have not received the gift of the Spirit that leads to a transformed life. 5:22–23 But the fruit of the Spirit is … NKJV Paul’s introduction of the word fruit is filled with meaning.