I want to do God's will, but how can I stop doing bad things? - mcgi review topic by brother Eli Soriano

To stop bad things is not a matter of willpower alone but also to rely on the holy spirit, to renew your mind and transform your heart which is the process of turning your back from sin and facing God.
A true change comes from inside, it is called spiritual transformation, so trying to stop sinning through mere effort won't work, God promised us that he will remove a heart of stone from us and give us heart of flesh, giving us a desire to know him.

We have the holy spirit in us, which is given to all believers, it empowers us with the spirit of self-control that we need to say no to sin and follow God's ways which is not a human effort but divinely from God, than doing what the world does, your mind must be transformed by God's word, it will shift your thinking from worldly desires to godly ones.

Repent and turn to God, meaning that you should turn away from your sins and face God, if you are sincere that you want to change he will surely have mercy on you.
Don't council the bad things you have already done, confess them to God and he will be willing to forgive and make you whole.
You must take responsibility of your bad behaviours, you don't have to blame other people, only then can you start to deal with sinful habit.

Value God's word in your heart and stop yourself from sinning against God, it will help to keep your mind focus on the things of the lord.
Absten from all the things that fuel your sinful desires, as Jesus said if your eyes causes you to sin pluck it out meaning that you should remove everything that will lead you to sin.
Keep your focus on what is pure, right, noble, and true, instead of having an obsession on what you shouldn't do.

You form a habit by repeating one action everytime, for you to have a godly life you have to build it step by step, when you resist one act at a time you will have the courage towards goodness.
Prayer is a way of communicating with God, when you are struggling lean on prayer for guidance and help, if you feel like you can't find the words to pray, you can ask the holy spirit to pray through you.

Have a good relationship with other godly believers, who will support and encurage you, they will help you out in places were you are struggling.
Love God because when you are rooted in his love, you will willingly desire to keep his commandments, the way you act will then reflect the transformed love you have in your heart.