There are two specific gifts we’ve been given by God to help us with our day-to-day decisions:
1) The gift of conscience, and
2) The gift of free will
Both quite noteworthy, since they are what separate us from all other creations He’s placed on this earth. As human beings we’re not bound by mere instincts or slaves to our emotions. We have our conscience to remind us right from wrong, and our free will to be able to choose right over wrong.
It comes down to the power of using these two gifts in tandem. Tandem: to have one following, or to have one behind the other. It’s true that we can use these gifts by themselves, which is often done, but they were given to us to be used in tandem. If we do one without the other, exercise knowing right from wrong but don’t follow through by choosing right over wrong, then what is the point? If we exercise our free will, but fail to seek or recognize the right choice from a wrong choice, more often than not we will likely choose based on emotion or our own selfish will.
“No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing He will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.” [1 Corinthians 10:13]