Desires That Organize to Oppose the Good in Marriage

Dave Harvey, in When Sinners Say "I Do", p. 49:

You realize, don't you, that there are desires within you that organize to oppose the good things you want to do in marriage? When we're not moving toward God, these desires don't cause any trouble. But just try, for example, to plan a regular prayer time with your spouse. Or seek to make yourself accountable in an area in which he or she would like you to grow. How about when you confess a "small" sin, and suddenly you want to point out the really "big" sin your spouse dumped on you last week? Your warring, sinful desires come out swinging. Why? Because their purpose is to keep you from doing the things you want to do for God.