Spiritual maturity begins with honesty.

Listen, so some of y'all are stuck in Listen, so some of y'all are stuck in your spiritual growth and it's not your spiritual growth and it's not your spiritual growth and it's not because Jesus doesn't want to help you because Jesus doesn't want to help you because Jesus doesn't want to help you grow, it's because you won't be honest grow, it's because you won't be honest grow, it's because you won't be honest about the very places you need to grow. about the very places you need to grow. about the very places you need to grow. And so what happens is you keep excusing And so what happens is you keep excusing And so what happens is you keep excusing your own immaturity by calling it your your own immaturity by calling it your your own immaturity by calling it your personality. You keep excusing your lust personality. You keep excusing your lust personality. You keep excusing your lust problem by just calling it a struggle. problem by just calling it a struggle. problem by just calling it a struggle. You keep excusing your own selfishness You keep excusing your own selfishness You keep excusing your own selfishness in the name of setting up personal in the name of setting up personal in the name of setting up personal boundaries. boundaries. boundaries. Man, you're blaming your anger on your Man, you're blaming your anger on your Man, you're blaming your anger on your stress or your schedule or your kids. stress or your schedule or your kids. stress or your schedule or your kids. Basically, anybody and anything except Basically, anybody and anything except Basically, anybody and anything except for your own heart. Like whatever for your own heart. Like whatever for your own heart. Like whatever diagnostic tool helps you sound diagnostic tool helps you sound diagnostic tool helps you sound self-aware without actually having to self-aware without actually having to self-aware without actually having to change yourself, that's what you run to change yourself, that's what you run to change yourself, that's what you run to first. first. first. I mean, these are cop-outs and you and I I mean, these are cop-outs and you and I I mean, these are cop-outs and you and I know it. know it. know it. You got to start by being honest. One of You got to start by being honest. One of You got to start by being honest. One of the clearest signs of spiritual the clearest signs of spiritual the clearest signs of spiritual immaturity is not that you still immaturity is not that you still immaturity is not that you still struggle. Hear me clearly, it's that struggle. Hear me clearly, it's that struggle. Hear me clearly, it's that you've made peace with the struggle and you've made peace with the struggle and you've made peace with the struggle and you've actually become fine with it. And you've actually become fine with it. And you've actually become fine with it. And so let me ask you this question, where so let me ask you this question, where so let me ask you this question, where have you stopped praying and saying, have you stopped praying and saying, have you stopped praying and saying, "Lord, would you change me?" and started "Lord, would you change me?" and started "Lord, would you change me?" and started just saying, "Well, just saying, "Well, just saying, "Well, that's just me." What have you learned that's just me." What have you learned that's just me." What have you learned to explain or excuse or rename or hide to explain or excuse or rename or hide to explain or excuse or rename or hide in your life? What sin have you gotten in your life? What sin have you gotten in your life? What sin have you gotten comfortable just managing instead of comfortable just managing instead of comfortable just managing instead of confessing and killing it? Because confessing and killing it? Because confessing and killing it? Because here's the reality, you and I, we will here's the reality, you and I, we will here's the reality, you and I, we will never mature beyond the truth you refuse never mature beyond the truth you refuse never mature beyond the truth you refuse to face or the secret you refuse to to face or the secret you refuse to to face or the secret you refuse to confess. Maturity begins when you tell confess. Maturity begins when you tell confess. Maturity begins when you tell the truth about where you are and stop the truth about where you are and stop the truth about where you are and stop defending the very sins that Jesus died defending the very sins that Jesus died defending the very sins that Jesus died to deliver you from.