Cutting Away the Deep Dark Things

"...if we do not repel them, they will drive us to frustration and sin..."
Every man, if he is honest, knows he is imperfect.  One of our weaknesses is a lack of humility, which prevents us from properly addressing this reality.  While we acknowledge that we are not perfect, we do not like to dwell on that fact.  We like to be distracted from reflecting on our imperfections.  But why?  Why do we not want to face them head-on and deal with them, resolve them,...