The task is to awaken the whole person to the state and condition they are in so that they can be brought closer to God. But instead, they focus on improving the sin that troubles them, which is a result of self-love and wanting to be free from their problems, rather than addressing the work they are called to do. In doing so, they are diverted from it. This is one of the most common deceptions that lead people to ruin their own souls.
