Catching up on my reading for my dFree class http://mydfree.org and what a powerful message regarding Luke 6:41-42, Dr Soaries says “We can no longer afford to see what is wrong with others and ignore what is wrong with us. We are called upon to see ourselves, and if we are living in hell, we need to tell the truth about ourselves to ourselves.” Dr Soaries is talking about those issues that lead us into financial slavery and keep us enchained, but is this not one of the cornerstones of Christianity, confession of our sins. How much of our sins though do we truly confess? How often do we lie to ourselves and leave our biggest sins hidden, and by biggest, I simply mean the ones that control our lives and stand in the way of a right relationship with God.
For me this part is easy, I have always had low self-esteem, so seeing what is wrong in my life, is as natural as breathing. The fixing and overcoming those issues, well that is another story altogether.