There is much to be said for refusing to veer from the Path.
I doubt that the most solid Christians I have known have felt solid or felt strong or felt like victors. I do think however, that they felt clean, calm and secure.
We are told to live by God's Word, and there is no deviation from that. When issues arise, I find that those who jump the rail always have a reason that is based on what has happened to them or on what they want. The balance is that we have the Indwelling Holy Spirit who is creative and who tenderly leads and convicts.
Soldier of The Cross, no one has it all together. I do not believe in the doctrine of sinless perfection. But, there comes come a time when deliberate sin is no more because there is a goal in sight and because the Line has been crossed.
It always troubles me when Christians tell what seem to be small lies. Isn't a lie, a lie? Won't He honor the truth? These are things that are not compatible with the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
Soldier, these are matters to be taken to prayer. The thought life is the battle ground, and decisions are made every minute.
We choose a vector and launch into it. We declare it in prayer. We consciously raise it as a flag over our daily lives. It is supernatural. It is not possible to have an active relationship with the Lord and splash around in the quicksand of a compromised life.
Take it up with Him in prayer.
Aloud.