You can’t correct your course if you don’t know you’re lost. That is why we make a searching and fearless moral inventory.
It is painful to examine our ways. We’d rather look at everyone else’s faults! But just as each group must be autonomous and manage its own affairs, you are responsible for your own spiritual condition.
“Testing our ways” isn’t about shame; it’s about navigation. It’s simply checking the map, admitting we took a wrong turn, and returning to the Lord. He is always ready to recalculate the route.
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