Augustine tried to replace his desire for earthly pleasures with a desire for spiritual pleasures. In other words, he tried to “reorder his loves,” prioritizing higher loves (like the love of God) above lower loves (like the love of material things). However, he still could not manage this himself. When he was called by a voice, he went to the Bible, moved by something other than his own will. There was a complete absence of his self-mastery in this moment.