It didn't take long after I started reading the book 'Unseen Warfare' to see how I was guilty of most of the things that were being discussed, but I had hoped that the realizations that I was having from reading it were enough to help me start making changes regarding those things, but I proved the book correct, and proved myself wrong. Here is a sample text from the book that applies:
"It is wrong to regard as a virtue the excessive grief, which men feel after committing a sin, not realizing that it is caused by pride and a high opinion of themselves, based on the fact that they rely too much on themselves and their own powers.......
This does not happen to a humble man who trusts in God alone, expecting nothing good from himself. Therefore, when he falls into some transgression, he also feels the weight of it and grieves, but is not cast into turmoil and is not perplexed, for he knows that it happened through his own impotence, to experience which in downfalls is nothing unexpected or new to him."
I did some things that I was not supposed to do, but weak in will power as I can often be, they happened, and I felt very guilty at first, but then I remembered what I had read in the passage above, and it calmed me down significantly. God willing I am remembering some things that I am supposed to be learning, like a babe weaning off of milk, and turning to God for more wisdom in dealing with the issues I face everyday.
Again, every time I write about personal experiences, feelings, and efforts, a red flag appears in my spirit giving me concern that I am focusing on "me" too much, but I really am trying not too. God's grace can overcome for the true seeker, and I pray for all of us daily.
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