Too often those of us who believe in, and practice, self-examination find the root cause of our misery...and stay there. We recognize that when mother/father/sister/brother did X, we hid from the pain in fear...lying/cheating/becoming an over- or under-achiever...which protected us, helped us feel in control.
Having found a legitimate, even acceptable, reason for our behavior, we hunker down...admitting freely the cause of our defect of character...thinking the admission means we're free of it or at least that we can't be blamed for it. ("Now, you'll understand me, and let me continue to lie/cheat, etc.")
No, what it means is that we are hiding in the explanation.
If we are ever to be truly free of our own selves, we now begin to understand the true meaning of letting go, of becoming humble enough to "sit and wait on the Lord." It has been written that in seeing the defect of character, our work is done and God's has begun.
Now, the hardest part: We consciously thank God for doing whatever He knows to be best, leave it with Him, and seek to help another...asap. The reason that is the hardest part is it takes our minds off us, asking only that we focus on the needs of another.
Thank You.
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