This is a decision you must continually make, daily.  The Holy Spirit will not force you to obey Him, but He will continually bear witness within you as to what is right and what is wrong for your life.  He will continually give you peace or unrest about things.  He will continually give you the green light or the red light, but you must LET that witness rule within you.  You must decide whether to stop or to go ahead.  You must make the decision constantly to not be led by outward circumstances, well meaning individuals or anything else besides the inner witness of the Holy Spirit.